Pine River near Midland, MI

River level and flood forecast · Midland County

Normal2.5 ftas of Mon 10:45 PM

The river is 9.5 ft below flood stage (12 ft).

Flow: 43 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

05101520WedThuFriSatSunMonTueAction 11 ftFlood 12 ftModerate 14 ftMajor 16 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS 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 stage16 ft
Moderate flood stage14 ft
Flood stage12 ft
Action stage11 ft
Record crest (February 2, 1968)12.08 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 12 ftAdjacent low land and agricultural land begins to flood.

Highest crests on record

  1. 12.08 ft — February 2, 1968
  2. 11.74 ft — September 12, 1986
  3. 11.73 ft — March 12, 1990
  4. 11.66 ft — March 12, 1985
  5. 10.09 ft — March 16, 1971

Recent crests: 7.27 ft (February 28, 1996) · 6.45 ft (March 13, 1995) · 8.15 ft (February 21, 1994) · 8.61 ft (January 1, 1993) · 5.6 ft (April 22, 1992)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MPRM4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.