Rivers and flooding in Michigan
204 river gauges the National Weather Service watches in Michigan. Each has its forecast, flood stages and impacts, and its crest history.
Flood outlook
Significant river flooding over the next five days, and each gauge’s chance of flooding over the next three months.
Significant river flooding is likely in Michigan through September 25.
Weather conditions indicate that significant flooding can be expected during the outlook period.
Most likely to flood, September to November
- Kalamazoo River at Marshall5% chance of major flooding
- Portage River near Vicksburg6% chance of moderate flooding
- Rifle River near Sterling21% chance of minor flooding
- Buck Creek at Wilson Avenue at Grandville17% chance of minor flooding
- Maple River at Maple Rapids16% chance of minor flooding
- Manistee River near Sherman13% chance of minor flooding
- Sycamore Creek near Holt13% chance of minor flooding
- Muskegon River at Newaygo10% chance of minor flooding
- St. Joseph River (MI/IN) at Three Rivers10% chance of minor flooding
- Muskegon River at Bridgeton9% chance of minor flooding
- Grand River at Jackson8% chance of minor flooding
- Muskegon River near Croton Dam8% chance of minor flooding
18 of the 76 gauges the River Forecast Centers forecast in Michigan have a stated chance of flooding in this period.
Au Gres River
Au Sable River
Au Train River
Augusta Creek
Battle Creek
Bear Creek
Black River
Black River (E Upper MI)
Boardman River
Buck Creek
Cass River
Cedar River
Cheboygan River
Chippewa River
Chocolay River
Cisco Branch Ontonagon River
Clam River
Clinton River
Dead River
Detroit River
Dowagiac River
East Branch Au Gres River
Ecorse Creek
Escanaba River
Falls River
Fish Creek
Flat River
Flint River
Ford River
Grand River
- Grand River at AdaBelow flood stage
- Grand River at Comstock ParkReading out of date
- Grand River at DimondaleReading out of date
- Grand River at EastmanvilleNo flood stages set
- Grand River at Eaton RapidsOut of service
- Grand River at Eaton RapidsReading out of date
- Grand River at Grand LedgeReading out of date
- Grand River at Grand RapidsBelow flood stage
- Grand River at GrandvilleNo flood stages set
- Grand River at IoniaBelow flood stage
- Grand River at JacksonBelow flood stage
- Grand River at LansingBelow flood stage
- Grand River at LowellReading out of date
- Grand River at North Park St at Grand RapidsReading out of date
- Grand River at PortlandBelow flood stage
- Grand River at Robinson TownshipReading out of date
Huron River
Iron River
Jordan River (N Lower MI)
Kalamazoo River
Kearsley Creek
Lake Erie
Lake Gogebic
Lake Huron
Lake St Clair
Little Muskegon River
Looking Glass River
Lower Rouge
Macatawa River
Manistee River
Manistique River
Maple River
Menominee River
Michigamme River
Middle Branch Escanaba River
Middle Branch Ontonagon River
Middle Rouge
Mill Creek
Mill Creek (MI)
Miners River
Muskegon River
N. Br. Clinton River
North Branch Au Sable River
Ontonagon River
Paint River
Paw Paw River
Pere Marquette River
Pigeon River (N Lower MI)
Pilgrim River
Pine River
Pine River (E Upper MI)
Pine River (N Lower MI)
Plaster Creek
Platte River (N Lower MI)
Portage Creek
Portage River
Prairie River (MI)
Presque Isle River
Quaker Brook
Rabbit River
Red Cedar River
Rifle River
River Raisin
Rogue River
Rouge River
S. Br. Flint River
Saginaw River
Saline River
Salt River
Schweitzer Creek
Shiawassee River
Silver River
Sloan Creek
South Branch Au Sable River
South Branch Black River
South Branch Hog Creek
South Branch Ontonagon
South Branch Tobacco River
Spring Creek
St Clair River
St. Joseph River (MI/IN)
St. Joseph River (OH/IN)
Sturgeon River
Sturgeon River - Delta Co
Sturgeon River - Dickinson Co
Swartz Creek
Sycamore Creek
Tahquamenon River
Thornapple River
Thread Creek
Thunder Bay River
Tittabawassee River
Tobacco River
Trap Rock River
Wanadoga Creek
West Branch Ontonagon River
West Fork Portage Creek
Whetstone Brook
White River
Sources
Gauges, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey.