About this river
Jordan River is a 21.7 mile river near BOAT RENTALS Boyne Watersports in Michigan. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Jordan River near East Jordan, MI (site 04127800). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1967 to 2026
Jordan River typically runs highest in April, at a median 209 cfs, and lowest in July, at 166 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,070 cfs, in 2021.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 180 | 170 to 190 | |
| February | 180 | 170 to 189 | |
| March | 190 | 178 to 214 | |
| April | 209 | 192 to 240 | |
| May | 186 | 176 to 202 | |
| June | 174 | 165 to 186 | |
| July | 166 | 156 to 175 | |
| August | 166 | 156 to 176 | |
| September | 169 | 160 to 180 | |
| October | 178 | 168 to 191 | |
| November | 184 | 174 to 199 | |
| December | 184 | 174 to 194 |
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 60 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Jordan River near East Jordan, MI (site 04127800). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
5 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Jordan River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Bridge StreetLake CharlevoixPublic
- Dutchman's BayLake CharlevoixPublic
- Horse PointLake CharlevoixPublic
- Whiting ParkLake CharlevoixPublic
- IrontonLake CharlevoixPublic
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