Saline River below SALINE, MI

River level and flood forecast · Washtenaw County

Normal5.1 ftas of Mon 11 PM

Flow: 40 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

4.855.25.45.6WedThuFriSatSunMonTueNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 13 ftA considerable amount of land floods. Some houses are also affected.
  • 10 ftFlooding in low spots of adjacent roads begins.
  • 6 ftSome overflow of adjacent lowlands begins.

Highest crests on record

  1. 13.37 ft — June 26, 1968
  2. 12.6 ft — February 21, 1997
  3. 11.9 ft — June 1, 1989
  4. 11.85 ft — February 24, 1985
  5. 11.84 ft — March 14, 1982

Recent crests: 11.08 ft (January 12, 2020) · 11.6 ft (May 16, 2001) · 11 ft (February 25, 2001) · 11 ft (June 26, 2000) · 10.5 ft (August 6, 1998)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SALM4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.