Sturgeon River - Delta Co near Nahma Junction, MI
River level and flood forecast · Delta County
The river is 6.2 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Flow: 56 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 | 16 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 14 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (April 21, 1985) | 11.5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 14 ftWater reaches the bottom of the bridge on Forest Road 2231
- 10 ftWater floods low lying areas along the river. This may include...parts of the Flowing Well Campground downstream of gauge site and the tenmile rapids canoe launch upstream of the gauge site.
- 8 ftWater overflows the banks along the river
Highest crests on record
- 11.5 ft — April 21, 1985
- 11.11 ft — April 26, 1996
- 10.81 ft — April 15, 2022
- 10.79 ft — April 18, 2023
- 10.43 ft — April 7, 1986
Recent crests: 7.55 ft (May 2, 2024) · 10.79 ft (April 18, 2023) · 10.81 ft (April 15, 2022) · 9.58 ft (April 4, 2020) · 10.01 ft (April 19, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (NJNM4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.