Middle Branch Escanaba River near Princeton, MI

River level and flood forecast · Marquette County

Normal1.6 ftas of Tue 1:30 AM

Flow: 94 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

1.31.41.51.61.71.81.9WedThuFriSatSunMonTueNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

Highest crests on record

  1. 11.84 ft — April 22, 1985
  2. 9.92 ft — April 17, 2023
  3. 9.52 ft — April 18, 2002
  4. 8.37 ft — April 27, 1979
  5. 8.09 ft — April 24, 2019

Recent crests: 3.82 ft (April 11, 2024) · 9.92 ft (April 17, 2023) · 6.96 ft (April 27, 2022) · 3.97 ft (November 15, 2020) · 5.61 ft (April 10, 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 (PRNM4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.