Around here
Around Prairie River
- Twin Mills CampgroundRV park · ★ 4.012.5 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Shipshewana North Park Amish Log Cabin Lodging & CampgroundRV park · ★ 4.514.5 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Shipshewana RV Park & Service CenterRV park · ★ 4.617.6 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Shipshewana Campground South ParkRV park · ★ 4.318.2 mi (opens in a new tab)
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Prairie River is a 48.6 mile river near Fawn River Kayak Guide and Rental in Michigan. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Prairie River at US 12 near Burr Oak, MI (site 040975299). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2014 to 2026
Prairie River typically runs highest in April, at a median 91 cfs, and lowest in September, at 24 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 720 cfs, in 2018.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 46 | 33 to 76 |
| February | 55 | 34 to 86 |
| March | 78 | 60 to 109 |
| April | 91 | 71 to 113 |
| May | 69 | 59 to 116 |
| June | 53 | 38 to 81 |
| July | 46 | 30 to 67 |
| August | 27 | 19 to 39 |
| September | 24 | 18 to 30 |
| October | 29 | 23 to 51 |
| November | 27 | 24 to 74 |
| December | 35 | 27 to 64 |
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 12 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Prairie River at US 12 near Burr Oak, MI (site 040975299). 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 Prairie River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Klinger LakeKlinger LakePublic
- Thompson LakeThompson LakePublic
- Omena LakeOmena LakePublic
- Prairie River LakePrairie River LakePublic
- Fish LakeFish LakePublic
- Perrin LakePerrin LakePublic
- Lake TempleneLake TemplenePublic
- Sand Lake County ParkSand LakePublic
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