Rivers in Michigan

Sturgeon River near Sidnaw

Baraga County, MichiganNWS SNWM4USGS 04040500Negaunee office

Below flood stage
3.17ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 5:45 AM EDT

Flood stage
12.00 ft
Forecast crest
3.20 ftTue, Sep 22, 8:00 AM EDT
Record crest
11.63 ft1960

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood17.00 ft
Moderate flood15.00 ft
Minor flood12.00 ft
Action11.00 ft
  1. 17.10 ftWater reaches the bottom of the Plains Road Bridge in the center
  2. 16.00 ftWater reaches the bottom of the Plains Road Bridge on the right bank. Backwater effects begin at this stage
  3. 12.00 ftFlooding of low lying wooded lands upstream and downstream occurs
  4. 8.00 ftThe river begins to overtop its banks

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor floodingUnder 5%
Moderate floodingUnder 5%
Major floodingUnder 5%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued August 28, 2026.

Crest history

82 crests on NOAA’s list since 1943.

#DateStage
1April 24, 196011.63 ft
2April 17, 200211.44 ft
3April 20, 198511.07 ft
4April 21, 195710.40 ft
5April 30, 195110.35 ft
6June 6, 194410.18 ft
7May 7, 194310.15 ft
8April 23, 201910.12 ft
9April 20, 195210.03 ft
10May 1, 20139.98 ft
11July 16, 19689.76 ft
12April 16, 19549.73 ft
13April 20, 20049.68 ft
14May 9, 19659.63 ft
15April 16, 20239.56 ft
16April 26, 19799.52 ft
17May 10, 19509.49 ft
18April 1, 19479.31 ft
19May 7, 19499.28 ft
20May 26, 19999.25 ft
21March 27, 19459.22 ft
22April 14, 19559.22 ft
23May 12, 20039.15 ft
24April 4, 19639.15 ft
25May 2, 19729.04 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 23, 2024: 6.43 ft
  • April 16, 2023: 9.56 ft
  • April 25, 2022: 8.76 ft
  • March 24, 2021: 6.95 ft
  • April 30, 2020: 7.54 ft
  • April 23, 2019: 10.12 ft
  • May 3, 2018: 7.54 ft
  • April 11, 2017: 7.00 ft
  • March 16, 2016: 6.97 ft
  • April 14, 2015: 7.90 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the North Central River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely during the warm season, and as needed at other times of the year. 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.

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.