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Michigan River Levels

Current river levels and flood stages for 19 rivers gauged in Michigan.

Michigan gauge register

Reporting gauge groups and their current flood status

RiverRiverReportingReportingFlood statusFlood status
Black River1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal
Black River (Jeddo)1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal
Chippewa River1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal
Clinton River2 gauges2 gaugesnormalnormal
Ecorse Creek1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal
Fish Creek1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal
Flint River1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal
Grand River6 gauges6 gaugesnormalnormal
Huron River3 gauges3 gaugesnormalnormal
Kalamazoo River4 gauges4 gaugesnormalnormal
Manistee River1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal
Menominee River8 gauges8 gaugesnormalnormal
Mill Creek2 gauges2 gaugesnormalnormal
Muskegon River3 gauges3 gaugesnormalnormal
Pere Marquette River1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal
Rifle River1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal
Rogue River1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal
Thornapple River2 gauges2 gaugesnormalnormal
White River1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal

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Michigan river levels: common questions

Is any river flooding in Michigan right now?

No gauge in the state is above flood stage. No gauge is above action stage either.

Which rivers are gauged in Michigan?

19 in total, listed above. The most heavily instrumented is the Menominee River, with 10 gauges. A river appears under every state it runs through, so a page reached from here may cover reaches outside Michigan as well.

What is the difference between flood stage and action stage?

Action stage is the level at which the Weather Service starts paying attention and agencies begin preparing. Flood stage is the level at which water starts affecting property or roads at that specific location. Both are set per gauge by the local Weather Service office, which is why two gauges on the same river can have very different numbers.