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- Shipshewana North Park Amish Log Cabin Lodging & CampgroundRV park · ★ 4.515.1 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Twin Mills CampgroundRV park · ★ 4.017 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Eby's Pines RV Park & CampgroundRV park · ★ 4.117.2 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Shipshewana RV Park & Service CenterRV park · ★ 4.618.9 mi (opens in a new tab)
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Saint Joseph River is a 62.1 mile river near Main Channel Marina in Indiana. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge ST. Joseph River at Three Rivers, MI (site 04097500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1953 to 2026
Saint Joseph River typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,955 cfs, and lowest in September, at 565 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,530 cfs, in 2018.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,160 | 793 to 1,600 |
| February | 1,210 | 846 to 1,890 |
| March | 1,920 | 1,420 to 2,520 |
| April | 1,955 | 1,440 to 2,515 |
| May | 1,580 | 1,200 to 2,130 |
| June | 1,050 | 713 to 1,640 |
| July | 720 | 504 to 1,010 |
| August | 570 | 413 to 795 |
| September | 565 | 398 to 735 |
| October | 658 | 479 to 965 |
| November | 870 | 600 to 1,230 |
| December | 1,080 | 719 to 1,490 |
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 ST. Joseph River at Three Rivers, MI (site 04097500). 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 Saint Joseph River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Edge Water ParkSt. Joseph RiverPublic
- Pigeon River Fish & Wildlife AreaPigeon River - Mongo Mill PondPublic
- Pigeon River Fish & Wildlife AreaShipshewana LakePublic
- Pigeon River Fish & Wildlife AreaShipshewana LakePublic
- Sherman St. BridgeSt. Joseph RiverPublic
- Pigeon River Fish & Wildlfie AreaCass LakePublic
- Pigeon River Fish & Wildlife Area - Nasby DamPigeon RiverPublic
- Pigeon RiverPigeon RiverPublic
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