Manistique River near Manistique, MI
River level and flood forecast · Schoolcraft County
Flow: 480 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
| Action stage | 11 ft |
| Record crest (May 11, 1960) | 12.85 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 12.85 ftThe river reaches the high water mark set in May of 1960. No known significant flooding impacts are occurring at this river stage.
- 10.5 ftConsiderable overflow of riverbanks and flooding of low lying wooded areas in the vicinity of the gauge is occurring.
Highest crests on record
- 12.85 ft — May 11, 1960
- 12.59 ft — April 27, 1939
- 12.52 ft — April 2, 1938
- 12.35 ft — April 22, 1985
- 12 ft — April 26, 1996
Recent crests: 8.35 ft (May 5, 2024) · 11.78 ft (April 18, 2023) · 11.84 ft (April 15, 2022) · 9.52 ft (November 20, 2020) · 11.34 ft (April 5, 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 (MSQM4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.