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Pigeon River in Michigan

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Around Pigeon River

5 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Pigeon River is a 34.7 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Pigeon River at Limerick Road near Caseville, MI (site 04159005). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2023 to 2026

Pigeon River typically runs highest in April, at a median 128 cfs, and lowest in September, at 1.9 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,890 cfs, in 2026.

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Typical flow by month at Pigeon River at Limerick Road near Caseville, MI, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January4120 to 106
February2115 to 112
March11675 to 259
April12859 to 391
May4837 to 82
June2812 to 68
July164.3 to 47
August5.31.8 to 106
September1.91.0 to 26
October3.11.3 to 29
November163.8 to 43
December237.0 to 61

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 4 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Pigeon River at Limerick Road near Caseville, MI (site 04159005). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Pigeon River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Caseville HarborLake HuronPublic
  • Hoy's Saginaw Bay MarinaLake HuronRestricted

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