About this river
Dowagiac River is an 8.4 mile river near Ripple Guide Service in Indiana. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Dowagiac River at Sumnerville, MI (site 04101800). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1961 to 2026
Dowagiac River typically runs highest in March, at a median 386 cfs, and lowest in August, at 186 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,190 cfs, in 2008.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 309 | 256 to 382 | |
| February | 315 | 266 to 378 | |
| March | 386 | 325 to 466 | |
| April | 381 | 311 to 465 | |
| May | 322 | 262 to 398 | |
| June | 257 | 207 to 333 | |
| July | 207 | 168 to 263 | |
| August | 186 | 154 to 233 | |
| September | 188 | 154 to 243 | |
| October | 223 | 184 to 317 | |
| November | 281 | 233 to 353 | |
| December | 314 | 263 to 370 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 66 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Dowagiac River at Sumnerville, MI (site 04101800). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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