Battle Creek at Battle Creek, MI
River level and flood forecast · Calhoun County
The National Weather Service has no current reading for this gauge, so its flood status isn't known right now.
Flow: 97 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 6 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 5 ft |
| Flood stage | 4 ft |
| Action stage | 3 ft |
| Record crest (April 7, 1947) | 4.48 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 5 ftExpect moderate flooding of sections of Wagner Drive and apartment buildings along Wagner Drive.
- 4.5 ftConsumers Energy power station on Elm Street along left bank of stream experiences flooding of concrete lot that supports high voltage equipment. Commercial developments along Elm and Union Streets begin to experience flooding.
- 4.34 ftWater begins to flow around Verona Dam directly below gage, jeopardizing the dam.
- 4 ftExpect minor flooding of City Park and basement flooding of homes in Union Street area. Parking lots of commercial interests along Elm and Union Streets will flood.
- 3 ftRiver is bankfull. Flooding of low lying areas occurs in the vicinity of Pine Lake Road and McAllister Road at the river crossings. Rising waters begin to impact the backyards of homes in the vicinity of the river near Pine Lake Road and McAllister Road in Pennfield Township.
Highest crests on record
- 4.48 ft — April 7, 1947
- 4.44 ft — April 21, 1975
- 4.19 ft — March 21, 1948
- 4.12 ft — February 22, 2018
- 3.98 ft — February 26, 1985
Recent crests: 2.54 ft (January 29, 2024) · 2.83 ft (April 7, 2023) · 2.63 ft (February 20, 2022) · 2.42 ft (June 30, 2021) · 3.2 ft (May 20, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BCRM4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.