Rivers in Michigan
Escanaba River at Cornell
Below flood stage
1.36ftStage
Observed Mon, Sep 21, 10:45 PM EDT
- Flood stage
- 10.00 ft
- Record crest
- 6.40 ft1971
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 14.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 12.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 10.00 ft |
| Action | 8.00 ft |
- 11.60 ftWater reaches the bottom of the bridge on County Road 519
- 8.00 ftLow lying wooded areas become flooded
Crest history
78 crests on NOAA’s list since 1951.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 9, 1971 | 6.40 ft |
| 2 | February 18, 1984 | 5.62 ft |
| 3 | March 31, 1986 | 5.61 ft |
| 4 | April 1, 1988 | 5.26 ft |
| 5 | April 4, 1989 | 5.18 ft |
| 6 | April 26, 1979 | 5.00 ft |
| 7 | April 22, 1985 | 4.95 ft |
| 8 | May 7, 1960 | 4.90 ft |
| 9 | April 16, 2023 | 4.87 ft |
| 10 | April 19, 1952 | 4.78 ft |
| 11 | April 13, 1951 | 4.67 ft |
| 12 | April 17, 2002 | 4.65 ft |
| 13 | May 2, 1972 | 4.62 ft |
| 14 | April 26, 1996 | 4.55 ft |
| 15 | April 5, 1967 | 4.52 ft |
| 16 | April 5, 1997 | 4.48 ft |
| 17 | June 2, 1970 | 4.40 ft |
| 18 | March 16, 1990 | 4.35 ft |
| 19 | April 21, 2004 | 4.33 ft |
| 20 | April 8, 1986 | 4.31 ft |
| 21 | April 14, 1955 | 4.30 ft |
| 22 | April 25, 1975 | 4.30 ft |
| 23 | April 6, 1982 | 4.29 ft |
| 24 | October 11, 2018 | 4.24 ft |
| 25 | April 11, 2014 | 4.23 ft |
Most recent crests
- June 25, 2024: 3.20 ft
- April 16, 2023: 4.87 ft
- April 15, 2022: 4.15 ft
- November 15, 2020: 3.13 ft
- April 24, 2019: 4.06 ft
- October 11, 2018: 4.24 ft
- October 20, 2016: 3.83 ft
- March 17, 2016: 3.21 ft
- March 20, 2015: 3.85 ft
- May 2, 2014: 3.73 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.