Grand River at Grandville, MI

River level and flood forecast · Kent County

Normal3.8 ftas of Mon 10:45 PM

Flow: 2,050 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

3.544.555.5WedThuFriSatSunMonTueNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 19.5 ftApproximate level at which water starts to cover the I-196 ramps in Grandville
  • 17 ftMultiple sections of the Kent Trails, Veterans Memorial Drive, and Indian Mounds are flooded.
  • 14.5 ftAt this level, water starts to cover multiple sections of Indian Mounds Drive.
  • 14 ftWater starts to cover a section of Veterans Memorial Drive between Butterworth Street and Riverbend Drive.

Highest crests on record

  1. 20.19 ft — May 22, 2020
  2. 19.74 ft — April 9, 2023
  3. 15.64 ft — February 1, 2024
  4. 15.63 ft — July 1, 2021
  5. 14.7 ft — February 25, 2022

Recent crests: 15.64 ft (February 1, 2024) · 19.74 ft (April 9, 2023) · 14.7 ft (February 25, 2022) · 15.63 ft (July 1, 2021) · 20.19 ft (May 22, 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 (GNDM4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.