Prairie River (MI) at US 12 Near Burr Oak MI, MI

River level and flood forecast · Branch County

Normal15.3 ftas of Tue 3 AM

Flow: 22 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

15.115.215.315.415.5WedThuFriSatSunMonTueNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Jan 1, 12 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Highest crests on record

  1. 20.44 ft — February 22, 2018
  2. 19.12 ft — May 18, 2020
  3. 18.21 ft — May 2, 2019
  4. 17.49 ft — July 19, 2015
  5. 17.43 ft — March 1, 2017

Recent crests: 19.12 ft (May 18, 2020) · 18.21 ft (May 2, 2019) · 20.44 ft (February 22, 2018) · 17.43 ft (March 1, 2017) · 16.51 ft (September 2, 2016)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PROM4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.