Buck Creek at Wilson Avenue at Grandville, MI
River level and flood forecast · Kent County
The river is 4.3 ft below flood stage (9 ft).
Flow: 33 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 | 12 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 10.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 9 ft |
| Action stage | 7.5 ft |
| Record crest (April 18, 2013) | 10.76 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 13.64 ftWater overtops the Wilson Avenue bridge.
- 12.5 ftWater reaches the bottom of the Chicago Drive bridge.
- 12 ftNearly all bridges over Buck Creek in Grandville will be closed, and many homes will be flooded.
- 11.5 ftWater reaches the doors of the Brookcrest Retirement Community.
- 10.76 ftWater reaches the bottom of the Wilson Avenue Bridge.
- 10.5 ftWater begins to flow across Ivanrest Ave and Canal Ave. Many homes surrounded by water, and a few of the homes/buildings in the lowest parts of the river start to take on water, including at Mill Race Park.
- 9.5 ftWater spills into parking lots at Brookcrest Retirement Community. Widespread flooding of yards starts to occur on the lower parts of the creek.
- 9 ftWater spills onto the access driveway at Lemery Park.
- 8.5 ftThe water hits the bottom of the bridge at Clay Ave and 54th street.
- 8 ftWater starts to creep into a few yards near Ivanrest and 34th street.
- 7.5 ftThe river is generally bankfull. Flooding begins at Kaufman Golf Course and at low sections along Buck Creek Trail near Mill Race Park.
- 7 ftOverflow begins at some of the lowest spots along the river.
- 6.5 ftWater starts to affect the bike trail near the creek in Wedgewood Park.
Highest crests on record
- 10.76 ft — April 18, 2013
- 10.3 ft — May 12, 1981
- 9.99 ft — February 22, 1997
- 9.74 ft — February 21, 1994
- 9.68 ft — December 28, 2008
Recent crests: 8.42 ft (July 15, 2024) · 9.02 ft (April 1, 2023) · 9.13 ft (February 17, 2022) · 9.5 ft (June 27, 2021) · 8.85 ft (May 18, 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 (BUCM4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.