Trail Creek at Michigan City Harbor, IN

USGS Site No: 04095380 • Trail Creek • LaPorte County, IN

Trail Creek at Michigan City Harbor, IN on the Trail Creek is currently at 13 cfs (Very Low — 8th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 6.45 ft.

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Trail Creek at Michigan City, IN
13
CFS Discharge
6.45
Gage Height (ft)
Very 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 16 Today: 13 cfs
25th Low threshold 53
50th (Median) Normal (median) 81
75th High threshold 104
95th Very High threshold 166

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.

1.3k 637 0 cfs Feb 20 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 82 —
May 27, 2026 92 —
May 26, 2026 113 —
May 25, 2026 128 —
May 24, 2026 139 —
May 23, 2026 93 —
May 22, 2026 110 —
May 21, 2026 80 —
May 20, 2026 100 —
May 19, 2026 133 —
May 18, 2026 128 —
May 17, 2026 91 —
May 16, 2026 69 —
May 15, 2026 53 —
Apr 21, 2026 78 —
Apr 20, 2026 103 —
Apr 19, 2026 140 —
Apr 18, 2026 194 —
Apr 17, 2026 176 —
Apr 16, 2026 224 —
Apr 15, 2026 166 —
Apr 14, 2026 146 —
Apr 13, 2026 141 —
Apr 12, 2026 74 —
Apr 10, 2026 140 —
Apr 9, 2026 121 —
Feb 23, 2026 -7 —
Feb 22, 2026 25 —
Feb 21, 2026 9 —
Feb 20, 2026 -16 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
04095380
State
IN
County
LaPorte County
Coordinates
41.7228, -86.9042
Drainage Area
59 mi²
Datum (ft)
573.6
HUC Code
04040001
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
450 cfs
Dec 29, 2025
Min discharge
-144 cfs
Jan 27, 2026

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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