Fish Creek near Crystal, MI

River level and flood forecast · Montcalm County

Normal2.1 ftas of Mon 10 PM

Flow: 18 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

22.12.22.32.4WedThuFriSatSunMonTueNowObserved (ft)NWS 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

Action stage4.3 ft
Record crest (March 12, 1990)5.53 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 4.3 ftBankfull

Highest crests on record

  1. 5.53 ft — March 12, 1990
  2. 5.49 ft — July 7, 2014
  3. 5.42 ft — March 15, 1989
  4. 5.31 ft — March 15, 2019
  5. 5.23 ft — May 19, 2020

Recent crests: 4.14 ft (March 9, 2024) · 4.92 ft (July 29, 2023) · 4.68 ft (February 18, 2022) · 4.81 ft (June 27, 2021) · 5.23 ft (May 19, 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 (FCRM4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.