Prairie River Near Nottawa, MI

USGS Site No: 04097540 • Prairie River • St. Joseph County, MI

Prairie River Near Nottawa, MI on the Prairie River is currently at 86 cfs (Normal — 68th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.85 ft.

Reading from

↑ Upstream on Prairie River
Prairie River at Us 12 Near Burr Oak, MI
86
CFS Discharge
3.85
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 38
25th Low threshold 45
50th (Median) Normal (median) 62
75th High threshold 96 Today: 86 cfs
95th Very High threshold 173

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

383 192 0 cfs Apr 7 May 29
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 29, 2026 88 —
May 28, 2026 93 —
May 27, 2026 99 —
May 26, 2026 103 —
May 25, 2026 106 —
May 24, 2026 102 —
May 23, 2026 97 —
May 22, 2026 93 —
May 21, 2026 98 —
May 20, 2026 103 —
May 19, 2026 108 —
May 18, 2026 110 —
May 17, 2026 114 —
May 16, 2026 113 —
May 15, 2026 117 —
Apr 21, 2026 278 —
Apr 20, 2026 309 —
Apr 19, 2026 342 —
Apr 18, 2026 355 —
Apr 17, 2026 323 —
Apr 16, 2026 262 —
Apr 15, 2026 204 —
Apr 14, 2026 168 —
Apr 13, 2026 173 —
Apr 12, 2026 181 —
Apr 11, 2026 194 —
Apr 10, 2026 208 —
Apr 9, 2026 223 —
Apr 8, 2026 244 —
Apr 7, 2026 256 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
04097540
State
MI
County
St. Joseph County
Coordinates
41.8884, -85.4094
Drainage Area
106 mi²
Datum (ft)
839.4
HUC Code
04050001
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
355 cfs
Apr 18, 2026
Min discharge
17 cfs
Sep 2, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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