Rivers in Michigan

Schweitzer Creek near Palmer

Marquette County, MichiganNWS SZCM4USGS 04058200Negaunee office

Below flood stage
2.89ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 6:00 AM EDT

Flood stage
6.50 ft
Record crest
6.50 ft1970

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood10.00 ft
Moderate flood8.50 ft
Minor flood6.50 ft
Action5.50 ft
  1. 8.50 ftWater flows over County Road PFS bridge
  2. 6.50 ftWater reaches the bottom of County Road PFS bridge
  3. 5.50 ftWater overflows the banks near bridge on County Road PFS

Crest history

58 crests on NOAA’s list since 1961.

#DateStage
1May 31, 19706.50 ft
2April 20, 19856.44 ft
3September 11, 19785.90 ft
4April 17, 20025.85 ft
5April 15, 20235.66 ft
6April 14, 20225.28 ft
7May 1, 20135.27 ft
8June 7, 19975.07 ft
9May 20, 20195.03 ft
10May 2, 19724.96 ft
11May 30, 19834.86 ft
12April 22, 19794.85 ft
13April 21, 19664.82 ft
14April 26, 19964.82 ft
15April 25, 19824.79 ft
16May 8, 19654.79 ft
17April 7, 19884.78 ft
18April 14, 19644.76 ft
19May 3, 19734.76 ft
20April 22, 19754.74 ft
21June 9, 19894.72 ft
22September 10, 19684.70 ft
23April 17, 19694.69 ft
24April 18, 19714.69 ft
25April 22, 20084.68 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 10, 2024: 4.33 ft
  • April 15, 2023: 5.66 ft
  • April 14, 2022: 5.28 ft
  • November 16, 2020: 4.04 ft
  • April 9, 2020: 4.40 ft
  • May 20, 2019: 5.03 ft
  • June 18, 2018: 4.44 ft
  • April 11, 2017: 4.05 ft
  • April 17, 2016: 3.96 ft
  • May 27, 2015: 4.44 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. Stage may be affected by ice.

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.