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Around Paw Paw River
Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Paw Paw River is a 60.7 mile river near SoHa Surf Shop LLC in Michigan. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Paw Paw River at Riverside, MI (site 04102500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1952 to 2026
Paw Paw River typically runs highest in March, at a median 628 cfs, and lowest in August, at 272 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,140 cfs, in 2018.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 480 | 380 to 609 |
| February | 472 | 410 to 620 |
| March | 628 | 512 to 798 |
| April | 597 | 465 to 796 |
| May | 469 | 376 to 603 |
| June | 364 | 284 to 474 |
| July | 301 | 243 to 373 |
| August | 272 | 228 to 331 |
| September | 274 | 227 to 341 |
| October | 327 | 268 to 433 |
| November | 412 | 339 to 512 |
| December | 470 | 384 to 599 |
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 75 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Paw Paw River at Riverside, MI (site 04102500). 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 Paw Paw River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Lake of the WoodsLake of the WoodsPublic
- Eagle LakeEagle LakePublic
- Threemile LakeThreemile LakePublic
- Shafer LakeShafer LakePublic
- Paw Paw Lake (West)Paw Paw LakePublic
- Reynolds LakeReynolds LakePublic
- Lake CoraLake CoraPublic
- Paw Paw Lake (East)Paw Paw LakePublic
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