Rivers in Michigan

Dowagiac River at Sumnerville

Cass County, MichiganNWS SNMM4USGS 04101800Syracuse office

Action stage
6.36ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 3:45 PM EDT

Flood stage
8.00 ft
Record crest
11.60 ft2008

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood14.00 ft
Moderate flood9.00 ft
Minor flood8.00 ft
Action6.00 ft

Crest history

65 crests on NOAA’s list since 1961.

#DateStage
1September 15, 200811.60 ft
2February 22, 201811.32 ft
3January 12, 20209.79 ft
4March 11, 20099.74 ft
5March 9, 20099.73 ft
6May 2, 20199.54 ft
7February 12, 20099.52 ft
8August 17, 20169.41 ft
9January 9, 20089.34 ft
10February 24, 19859.26 ft
11December 28, 20089.23 ft
12June 25, 20149.11 ft
13April 19, 20139.11 ft
14April 28, 20118.93 ft
15October 4, 19868.84 ft
16February 27, 20098.83 ft
17March 31, 20178.83 ft
18June 26, 19688.78 ft
19November 28, 19908.71 ft
20June 17, 20158.58 ft
21January 14, 20058.54 ft
22June 27, 20218.49 ft
23February 22, 19978.45 ft
24March 17, 19828.33 ft
25April 28, 20098.25 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 27, 2021: 8.49 ft
  • January 12, 2020: 9.79 ft
  • May 2, 2019: 9.54 ft
  • February 22, 2018: 11.32 ft
  • March 31, 2017: 8.83 ft
  • August 17, 2016: 9.41 ft
  • June 17, 2015: 8.58 ft
  • June 25, 2014: 9.11 ft
  • April 19, 2013: 9.11 ft
  • January 30, 2013: 8.17 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.