About this river
Pigeon River is a 16.0 mile river near Fawn River Kayak Guide and Rental in Michigan. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Pigeon River near Scott, IN (site 04099750). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1968 to 2026
Pigeon River typically runs highest in April, at a median 536 cfs, and lowest in September, at 170 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,410 cfs, in 2018.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 315 | 210 to 505 | |
| February | 341 | 230 to 514 | |
| March | 505 | 375 to 723 | |
| April | 536 | 376 to 711 | |
| May | 413 | 314 to 563 | |
| June | 323 | 210 to 440 | |
| July | 221 | 165 to 321 | |
| August | 186 | 143 to 258 | |
| September | 170 | 128 to 224 | |
| October | 171 | 136 to 231 | |
| November | 215 | 158 to 356 | |
| December | 303 | 200 to 432 |
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 58 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Pigeon River near Scott, IN (site 04099750). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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