Kearsley Creek near Davison, MI
River level and flood forecast · Genesee County
The river is 6.8 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, 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 | 11 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (September 9, 1985) | 11.85 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 11.85 ftThe record flood of september 9, 1985 is reached
- 10 ftWater reaches the bottom of the Davison Road bridge and will begin to dam up against it. Flooding of some homes occurs just upstream of the Lippincott Blvd bridge.
- 8 ftFlooding occurs in low lying areas along the river. At this stage, no homes are affected. The creek runs through the Davison Athletic and Country Golf Club golf course where it floods low lying areas. Numerous backyards flood on both sides of the creek from near Davison golf course, upstream to around the Atlas Road bridge.
- 7 ftOverflow begins on both banks.
Highest crests on record
- 11.85 ft — September 9, 1985
- 11.4 ft — February 10, 2001
- 11.32 ft — April 21, 1975
- 11.24 ft — February 21, 2018
- 11.18 ft — October 1, 1981
Recent crests: 10.66 ft (July 11, 2024) · 10.67 ft (July 11, 2024) · 10.74 ft (April 6, 2023) · 10.68 ft (January 12, 2020) · 10.3 ft (April 16, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (DAVM4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.