Schweitzer Creek near Palmer, MI
River level and flood forecast · Marquette County
The river is 3.6 ft below flood stage (6.5 ft).
Flow: 6 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 | 10 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 8.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 6.5 ft |
| Action stage | 5.5 ft |
| Record crest (May 31, 1970) | 6.5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 8.5 ftWater flows over County Road PFS bridge
- 6.5 ftWater reaches the bottom of County Road PFS bridge
- 5.5 ftWater overflows the banks near bridge on County Road PFS
Highest crests on record
- 6.5 ft — May 31, 1970
- 6.44 ft — April 20, 1985
- 5.9 ft — September 11, 1978
- 5.85 ft — April 17, 2002
- 5.66 ft — April 15, 2023
Recent crests: 4.33 ft (April 10, 2024) · 5.66 ft (April 15, 2023) · 5.28 ft (April 14, 2022) · 4.04 ft (November 16, 2020) · 4.4 ft (April 9, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamSchweitzer Creek at Schweitzer Reservoir, MI
- Escanaba River at Greenwood Diversion, MI
- Middle Branch Escanaba River near Princeton, MI
- Whetstone Brook at Altamont St. at Marquette, MI
- Middle Branch Escanaba River at Humboldt, MI
- Dead River near Marquette 1NNW, MI
- Michigamme River near Crystal Falls, MI
- Escanaba River at Cornell, MI
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SZCM4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.