Sturgeon River near Sidnaw, MI
River level and flood forecast · Baraga County
The river is 8.8 ft below flood stage (12 ft).
Forecast to rise to 3.8 ft Tue 8 PM, below the 12 ft flood stage.
Flow: 13 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:18 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 17 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 15 ft |
| Flood stage | 12 ft |
| Action stage | 11 ft |
| Record crest (April 24, 1960) | 11.63 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 17.1 ftWater reaches the bottom of the Plains Road Bridge in the center
- 16 ftWater reaches the bottom of the Plains Road Bridge on the right bank. Backwater effects begin at this stage
- 12 ftFlooding of low lying wooded lands upstream and downstream occurs
- 8 ftThe river begins to overtop its banks
Highest crests on record
- 11.63 ft — April 24, 1960
- 11.44 ft — April 17, 2002
- 11.07 ft — April 20, 1985
- 10.4 ft — April 21, 1957
- 10.35 ft — April 30, 1951
Recent crests: 6.43 ft (June 23, 2024) · 9.56 ft (April 16, 2023) · 8.76 ft (April 25, 2022) · 6.95 ft (March 24, 2021) · 7.54 ft (April 30, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SNWM4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.