South Branch Paw Paw River Near Paw Paw, MI

USGS Site No: 04102148 • South Branch Paw Paw River • Van Buren County, MI

South Branch Paw Paw River Near Paw Paw, MI on the South Branch Paw Paw River is currently at 54 cfs (Low — 23th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 4.05 ft.

Reading from

54
CFS Discharge
4.05
Gage Height (ft)
Low
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 0
25th Low threshold 63 Today: 54 cfs
50th (Median) Normal (median) 68
75th High threshold 94
95th Very High threshold 0

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.

382 191 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 56 —
May 28, 2026 58 —
May 27, 2026 61 —
May 26, 2026 66 —
May 25, 2026 76 —
May 24, 2026 79 —
May 23, 2026 63 —
May 22, 2026 60 —
May 21, 2026 63 —
May 20, 2026 66 —
May 19, 2026 74 —
May 18, 2026 69 —
May 17, 2026 61 —
May 16, 2026 63 —
May 15, 2026 64 —
Apr 21, 2026 121 —
Apr 20, 2026 127 —
Apr 19, 2026 156 —
Apr 18, 2026 221 —
Apr 17, 2026 213 —
Apr 16, 2026 354 —
Apr 15, 2026 337 —
Apr 14, 2026 105 —
Apr 13, 2026 112 —
Apr 12, 2026 105 —
Apr 11, 2026 118 —
Apr 10, 2026 128 —
Apr 9, 2026 112 —
Apr 8, 2026 124 —
Apr 7, 2026 140 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
04102148
State
MI
Coordinates
42.2006, -85.9014
Drainage Area
57 mi²
Datum (ft)
720.8
HUC Code
04050001
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
403 cfs
Apr 5, 2026
Min discharge
24 cfs
Aug 18, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.