About this river
Kalamazoo River is a 23.2 mile river near U-Rent-Em Canoe Livery in Michigan. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Kalamazoo River near Battle Creek, MI (site 04105500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1937 to 2026
Kalamazoo River typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,010 cfs, and lowest in September, at 394 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,130 cfs, in 1947.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 595 | 441 to 872 | |
| February | 638 | 459 to 904 | |
| March | 1,010 | 753 to 1,380 | |
| April | 994 | 741 to 1,305 | |
| May | 764 | 570 to 1,060 | |
| June | 590 | 431 to 846 | |
| July | 464 | 356 to 619 | |
| August | 416 | 320 to 519 | |
| September | 394 | 302 to 503 | |
| October | 454 | 343 to 580 | |
| November | 531 | 414 to 713 | |
| December | 590 | 457 to 815 |
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 89 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Kalamazoo River near Battle Creek, MI (site 04105500). 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 Kalamazoo River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Goguac LakeGoguac LakePublic
- Whitford LakeWhitford LakePublic
- Fort Custer Recreation AreaKalamazoo RiverPublic
- Eagle LakeEagle LakePublic
- Linear ParkKalamazoo RiverPublic
- Sherman LakeSherman LakePublic
- Waubascon LakeWaubascon LakePublic
- Prairieville Gull Lake ParkGull LakePublic
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