About this river
Elkhart River is a 6.3 mile river near The Lakehouse in Indiana. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Elkhart River at Goshen, IN (site 04100500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1932 to 2026
Elkhart River typically runs highest in April, at a median 834 cfs, and lowest in September, at 198 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,010 cfs, in 1985.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 460 | 274 to 780 | |
| February | 550 | 313 to 855 | |
| March | 815 | 584 to 1,160 | |
| April | 834 | 539 to 1,180 | |
| May | 610 | 436 to 872 | |
| June | 421 | 265 to 662 | |
| July | 300 | 210 to 453 | |
| August | 249 | 179 to 345 | |
| September | 198 | 139 to 286 | |
| October | 212 | 147 to 331 | |
| November | 298 | 195 to 529 | |
| December | 376 | 237 to 644 |
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 95 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Elkhart River at Goshen, IN (site 04100500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Elkhart River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- BentonElkhart RiverPublic
- Shanklin ParkElkhart RiverPublic
- Pigeon River Fish & Wildlife AreaFish LakePublic
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