Escanaba River at Cornell, MI
River level and flood forecast · Delta County
The river is 8.6 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Flow: 261 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 | 14 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 12 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (April 9, 1971) | 6.4 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 11.6 ftWater reaches the bottom of the bridge on County Road 519
- 8 ftLow lying wooded areas become flooded
Highest crests on record
- 6.4 ft — April 9, 1971
- 5.62 ft — February 18, 1984
- 5.61 ft — March 31, 1986
- 5.26 ft — April 1, 1988
- 5.18 ft — April 4, 1989
Recent crests: 3.2 ft (June 25, 2024) · 4.87 ft (April 16, 2023) · 4.15 ft (April 15, 2022) · 3.13 ft (November 15, 2020) · 4.06 ft (April 24, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CRNM4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.