About this river
Saint Joseph River is a 17.0 mile river near Ripple Guide Service in Indiana. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge ST. Joseph River at Elkhart, IN (site 04101000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 9. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1948 to 2026
Saint Joseph River typically runs highest in April, at a median 4,865 cfs, and lowest in September, at 1,705 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 20,300 cfs, in 2018.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3,180 | 2,360 to 4,550 | |
| February | 3,360 | 2,480 to 4,870 | |
| March | 4,650 | 3,660 to 6,160 | |
| April | 4,865 | 3,680 to 6,035 | |
| May | 3,780 | 2,960 to 5,080 | |
| June | 2,890 | 2,175 to 4,035 | |
| July | 2,190 | 1,610 to 2,870 | |
| August | 1,830 | 1,410 to 2,380 | |
| September | 1,705 | 1,335 to 2,210 | |
| October | 1,880 | 1,480 to 2,450 | |
| November | 2,310 | 1,715 to 3,235 | |
| December | 2,960 | 2,090 to 4,040 |
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 78 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for ST. Joseph River at Elkhart, IN (site 04101000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Saint Joseph River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Mishawaka RiverwalkSt. Joseph RiverPublic
- Baugo BaySt. Joseph RiverPublic
- Miami Island (Mishawaka)St. Joseph RiverPublic
- Edge Water ParkSt. Joseph RiverPublic
- Sherman St. BridgeSt. Joseph RiverPublic
- Six Span BridgeSt. Joseph RiverPublic
- Hermance ParkSt. Joseph RiverPublic
- Eagle LakeEagle LakePublic
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