Michigamme River near Crystal Falls, MI
River level and flood forecast · Iron County
The river is 5.6 ft below flood stage (8 ft).
Flow: 196 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 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 | 10 ft |
| Flood stage | 8 ft |
| Action stage | 7 ft |
| Record crest (April 28, 1960) | 10.73 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 8 ft3700 cfs - River begins to flood additional low lying areas along the river bank
- 7 ft2700 cfs - River exceeds bankfull stage
Highest crests on record
- 10.73 ft — April 28, 1960
- 10.11 ft — May 3, 1954
- 9.98 ft — April 26, 1985
- 9.45 ft — May 5, 1951
- 9.4 ft — May 13, 1950
Recent crests: 5.47 ft (July 1, 2024) · 7.95 ft (April 19, 2023) · 7.17 ft (April 23, 2022) · 5.27 ft (October 22, 2020) · 6.87 ft (May 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 (CRFM4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.