West Fork Portage Creek near Oshtemo, MI

River level and flood forecast · Kalamazoo County

Normal1.6 ftas of Tue 1:15 AM

Flow: 8 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

1.41.51.61.71.81.9WedThuFriSatSunMonTueNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

Highest crests on record

  1. 2.63 ft — January 6, 2022
  2. 2.47 ft — December 5, 1992
  3. 2.42 ft — October 28, 1994
  4. 2.24 ft — May 18, 2020
  5. 2.24 ft — June 4, 2024

Recent crests: 2.24 ft (June 4, 2024) · 2.04 ft (April 5, 2023) · 2.63 ft (January 6, 2022) · 2.07 ft (March 26, 2021) · 2.24 ft (May 18, 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 (PCOM4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.