Rivers in Michigan
Michigamme River near Crystal Falls
Below flood stage
2.51ftStage
Observed Wed, Sep 30, 4:45 AM CDT
- Flood stage
- 8.00 ft
- Record crest
- 10.73 ft1960
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 12.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 10.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 8.00 ft |
| Action | 7.00 ft |
- 8.00 ft3700 cfs - River begins to flood additional low lying areas along the river bank
- 7.00 ft2700 cfs - River exceeds bankfull stage
Crest history
78 crests on NOAA’s list since 1945.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 28, 1960 | 10.73 ft |
| 2 | May 3, 1954 | 10.11 ft |
| 3 | April 26, 1985 | 9.98 ft |
| 4 | May 5, 1951 | 9.45 ft |
| 5 | May 13, 1950 | 9.40 ft |
| 6 | April 22, 1976 | 9.33 ft |
| 7 | July 4, 1953 | 9.32 ft |
| 8 | June 2, 1958 | 9.14 ft |
| 9 | April 21, 2002 | 8.91 ft |
| 10 | May 22, 1996 | 8.87 ft |
| 11 | April 26, 2019 | 8.83 ft |
| 12 | May 7, 1982 | 8.70 ft |
| 13 | May 10, 1965 | 8.64 ft |
| 14 | May 12, 2014 | 8.62 ft |
| 15 | May 4, 1955 | 8.57 ft |
| 16 | April 20, 1967 | 8.47 ft |
| 17 | May 10, 1973 | 8.38 ft |
| 18 | June 10, 1989 | 8.13 ft |
| 19 | May 8, 1975 | 8.08 ft |
| 20 | June 15, 1981 | 8.03 ft |
| 21 | May 16, 1961 | 8.00 ft |
| 22 | April 19, 2023 | 7.95 ft |
| 23 | April 22, 2004 | 7.76 ft |
| 24 | June 2, 1970 | 7.73 ft |
| 25 | June 2, 1983 | 7.65 ft |
Most recent crests
- July 1, 2024: 5.47 ft
- April 19, 2023: 7.95 ft
- April 23, 2022: 7.17 ft
- October 22, 2020: 5.27 ft
- May 5, 2020: 6.87 ft
- April 26, 2019: 8.83 ft
- November 1, 2017: 6.13 ft
- April 26, 2017: 6.36 ft
- April 22, 2016: 5.85 ft
- May 28, 2015: 7.32 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
What this means
Forecasts by the North Central River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.
Sources
Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.