About this river
Prairie River is a 34.2 mile river near Fawn River Kayak Guide and Rental in Michigan. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Prairie River near Nottawa, MI (site 04097540). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1963 to 2026
Prairie River typically runs highest in April, at a median 147 cfs, and lowest in September, at 46 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 802 cfs, in 2018.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 96 | 71 to 132 | |
| February | 100 | 74 to 144 | |
| March | 141 | 114 to 182 | |
| April | 147 | 115 to 187 | |
| May | 118 | 92 to 150 | |
| June | 84 | 62 to 120 | |
| July | 57 | 40 to 84 | |
| August | 47 | 34 to 64 | |
| September | 46 | 34 to 60 | |
| October | 51 | 41 to 75 | |
| November | 69 | 50 to 101 | |
| December | 97 | 64 to 129 |
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 64 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Prairie River near Nottawa, MI (site 04097540). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Prairie River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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