Rivers in Michigan

Grand River at Comstock Park

Kent County, MichiganNWS CMPM4Grand Rapids office

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood16.00 ft
Moderate flood14.00 ft
Minor flood12.00 ft
Action11.00 ft
  1. 16.00 ftMajor flooding on homes along Abrigador Trail, Willow Drive, Riverbank Street and Konkle Drive. In Comstock Park and Plainfield Township approximately 100 homes affected by flooding.
  2. 14.00 ftHomes along Willow Drive and Abrigador Trail have flooded basements and Abrigador Trail is closed. Riverbank Street northeast in Plainfield Township is flooded and homes along Riverbank Street have flooded basements. Konkle Drive northeast in Plainfield township is flooded.
  3. 13.00 ftAbrigador Trail is underwater and minor flooding of homes occurs along Abrigador Trail and Willow Drive.
  4. 12.00 ftExpect minor flooding of homes along Abrigador Trail.
  5. 11.00 ftRiver is bankfull.

Crest history

71 crests on NOAA’s list since 1947.

#DateStage
1April 21, 201317.80 ft
2March 22, 194817.75 ft
3April 9, 194717.45 ft
4February 25, 201816.85 ft
5March 1, 198516.70 ft
6May 27, 200416.60 ft
7May 21, 202016.40 ft
8March 3, 196016.15 ft
9April 8, 202316.05 ft
10October 4, 198616.00 ft
11March 8, 197615.90 ft
12April 8, 202615.47 ft
13March 1, 197115.40 ft
14April 7, 195015.33 ft
15January 1, 200915.19 ft
16March 5, 198615.00 ft
17April 10, 201715.00 ft
18February 25, 199715.00 ft
19February 4, 200814.85 ft
20March 8, 197414.73 ft
21May 1, 200914.70 ft
22May 21, 200014.50 ft
23April 9, 198514.50 ft
24April 23, 197514.28 ft
25May 1, 201114.00 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 8, 2026: 15.47 ft
  • April 8, 2025: 11.90 ft
  • January 31, 2024: 12.75 ft
  • April 8, 2023: 16.05 ft
  • February 25, 2022: 13.30 ft
  • July 1, 2021: 12.80 ft
  • June 30, 2021: 12.80 ft
  • May 21, 2020: 16.40 ft
  • January 15, 2020: 13.80 ft
  • January 3, 2020: 13.20 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the North Central River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. Stage may be affected by ice during winter months.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.