Flood Warning issued April 26 at 12:39AM EDT by NWS Marquette MI
Issue date: 2026-04-26T04:39+00:00
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Michigan... Michigamme River near Republic affecting Marquette County. .Snow melt and increased reservoir releases will cause the river flows to become high. Expect minor flooding downstream from the dam. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Michigamme River near Republic. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 7.7 feet, Water begins to impact the yards of homes near Bengtson bridge on County Road LI in South Republic At 10.0 feet, Portions of County Roads 601...LE and LG experience significant flooding At 12.8 feet, Water reaches the level from April of 2002 * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:45 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 10.9 feet. - Bankfull stage is 8.4 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:45 AM EDT Saturday was 10.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.5 feet tomorrow evening. - Flood stage is 9.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 12.9 feet on 04/20/2002. - www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Flood Warning issued April 25 at 11:38PM CDT by NWS Marquette MI
Issue date: 2026-04-26T04:38+00:00
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Michigan... Michigamme River near Witch Lake affecting Marquette and Dickinson Counties. .Snow melt and increased reservoir releases will cause the river flows to become high. Expect minor flooding downstream from the dam. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of record. * WHERE...Michigamme River near Witch Lake. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Water inundates low lying areas along the river in Republic and South Republic...and will impact the yards of homes near Bengtson bridge on County Road LI in South Republic At 8.5 feet, Water begins to cover County Road LG 2.6 miles northwest of M-95 At 9.0 feet, Water impacts the yards and a few homes near Bengtson bridge on County Road LI in South Republic and along Floodwood Drive near the Michigamme River east of M-95. Approximately 6 inches of water is covering portions of County Road LG northwest of M-95 At 11.0 feet, Flood waters cover significant portions of County Road LG between M-95 and Michigamme Dam. Houses near Bengtson Bridge in South Republic are further impacted by flood waters At 13.0 feet, Homes in Republic near Munson Park...South Republic near Bengtson Bridge...and Witch Lake are significantly flooded. Significant portions of County Roads 601...LG...LE and Newberg road are flooded * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:10 PM CDT Saturday /12:10 AM EDT Sunday/ the stage was 11.3 feet. - Bankfull stage is 8.5 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 11:10 PM CDT Saturday /12:10 AM EDT Sunday/ was 11.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.6 feet early Monday afternoon. - Flood stage is 9.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 13.1 feet on 04/20/2002. - www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Flood Advisory issued April 26 at 12:15AM EDT until April 28 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Marquette MI
Issue date: 2026-04-26T04:15+00:00
...The National Weather Service in Marquette has issued a Flood Advisory for the following rivers in Michigan... Middle Branch Escanaba River at Humboldt affecting Marquette County. * WHAT...Elevated river levels caused by rain and snowmelt are occurring. * WHERE...Middle Branch Escanaba River at Humboldt. * WHEN...From early this morning to early Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 6.5 feet, County Road FX begins to flood * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:15 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 6.2 feet. - Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 6.3 feet early this morning. - Action stage is 6.0 feet. - Flood stage is 6.5 feet. - www.weather.gov/safety/flood
