Black River near Bessemer, MI
River level and flood forecast · Gogebic County
The river is 8.0 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Flow: 13 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 14 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 12 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 9.5 ft |
| Record crest (April 24, 1960) | 14.27 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 14 ftWater innundates the bridge on Hedbery Road and portions of Black River Road in the vicinity
- 12 ftWater reaches the bottom of Hedberg Road Bridge
- 10 ftWhich is flood stage...water impacts low lying areas of properties along Black River Road and Hedberg Road
Highest crests on record
- 14.27 ft — April 24, 1960
- 13.54 ft — April 17, 2002
- 12.23 ft — April 30, 2013
- 12.16 ft — May 12, 2003
- 11.73 ft — August 16, 1972
Recent crests: 5.54 ft (May 22, 2024) · 11.38 ft (April 12, 2023) · 9.43 ft (April 24, 2022) · 7.62 ft (March 24, 2021) · 7.31 ft (April 4, 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 (BESM4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.