Middle Branch Escanaba River at Humboldt, MI
River level and flood forecast · Marquette County
The river is 4.8 ft below flood stage (6.5 ft).
Flow: 8 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 | 9 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 8 ft |
| Flood stage | 6.5 ft |
| Action stage | 6 ft |
| Record crest (April 20, 1985) | 9.21 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 12.8 ftCounty Road CP bridge begins to overtop.
- 12.5 ftWater flows onto US-41 at the Iron Ore Trail crossing.
- 11 ftWater overtops the Iron Ore Trail bridge east of Humboldt.
- 10 ftCounty Road FY flooded, with homes near the north end likely threatened with water.
- 9.5 ftSignificant flooding of homes along County Road FX south of the gage. Low-lying areas begin to flood on the off-road vehicle trail from Van Riper State Park to County Road AAD at Clowry.
- 9.3 ftCounty Road FX bridge is overtopped.
- 8.5 ftWater reaches the bottom of the County Road CP bridge.
- 8.3 ftFlooding begins to approach homes on County Road FX between US-41 and the Middle Branch of the Escanaba River bridge.
- 7.4 ftCounty Road CP south of the bridge begins to flood.
- 6.5 ftCounty Road FX begins to flood and water reaches the bottom of County Road FX bridge.
- 6 ftWater reaches the doorway of the pump building immediately upstream of the gage.
Highest crests on record
- 9.21 ft — April 20, 1985
- 8.47 ft — April 17, 2002
- 8.3 ft — April 24, 1960
- 7.93 ft — May 1, 2013
- 7.88 ft — October 6, 1986
Recent crests: 4.75 ft (April 11, 2024) · 7.26 ft (April 15, 2023) · 6.86 ft (April 25, 2022) · 4.35 ft (March 25, 2021) · 5.62 ft (August 30, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamMiddle Branch Escanaba River near Princeton, MI
- Escanaba River at Greenwood Diversion, MI
- Schweitzer Creek at Schweitzer Reservoir, MI
- Schweitzer Creek near Palmer, MI
- Whetstone Brook at Altamont St. at Marquette, MI
- Dead River near Marquette 1NNW, MI
- Silver River near L`Anse, MI
- Michigamme River near Crystal Falls, MI
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HUMM4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.