Tahquamenon River near Paradise, MI
River level and flood forecast · Luce County
The river is 6.7 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Flow: 321 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 | 12 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 11 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 9.5 ft |
| Record crest (May 10, 1960) | 10.26 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 10.26 ftThe river is at the high water mark set in May of 1960. No known significant flooding impacts are known for river heights at or below this stage
- 9.5 ftThe river exceeds bankfull stage
Highest crests on record
- 10.26 ft — May 10, 1960
- 10.07 ft — April 25, 1985
- 9.96 ft — May 4, 1972
- 9.95 ft — April 19, 2023
- 9.9 ft — April 25, 2019
Recent crests: 6.99 ft (May 4, 2024) · 9.95 ft (April 19, 2023) · 9.43 ft (April 17, 2022) · 7.03 ft (November 19, 2020) · 8.54 ft (April 9, 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 (TAPM4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.