About this river
Kankakee River is a 4.5 mile river near Riverside Rentals in Indiana. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Kankakee River at Dunns Bridge, IN (site 05517500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 9. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1949 to 2026
Kankakee River typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,990 cfs, and lowest in September, at 612 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,850 cfs, in 1982.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,280 | 894 to 1,950 | |
| February | 1,340 | 958 to 1,950 | |
| March | 1,920 | 1,460 to 2,570 | |
| April | 1,990 | 1,370 to 2,755 | |
| May | 1,570 | 1,190 to 2,170 | |
| June | 1,280 | 984 to 1,740 | |
| July | 925 | 724 to 1,270 | |
| August | 704 | 560 to 915 | |
| September | 612 | 487 to 821 | |
| October | 687 | 556 to 1,030 | |
| November | 919 | 678 to 1,395 | |
| December | 1,220 | 778 to 1,740 |
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 78 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Kankakee River at Dunns Bridge, IN (site 05517500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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