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Around Macatawa River
Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Macatawa River is a 14.9 mile river near Third Coast Paddling in Michigan. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Macatawa River at State Road near Zeeland, MI (site 04108800). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1961 to 2026
Macatawa River typically runs highest in March, at a median 62 cfs, and lowest in September, at 4.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,540 cfs, in 1997.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 36 | 22 to 79 |
| February | 36 | 23 to 93 |
| March | 62 | 37 to 173 |
| April | 44 | 27 to 116 |
| May | 24 | 16 to 47 |
| June | 12 | 6.4 to 27 |
| July | 6.5 | 3.8 to 13 |
| August | 4.8 | 3.0 to 9.9 |
| September | 4.3 | 2.7 to 10 |
| October | 11 | 5.0 to 28 |
| November | 24 | 9.8 to 63 |
| December | 39 | 22 to 88 |
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 66 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Macatawa River at State Road near Zeeland, MI (site 04108800). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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