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Weather Forecast Office Marquette, MI

North Central River Forecast Center

Hydrograph

River at a Glance

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NOTE: Stage measured manually and reported by river observer. No automated gauge on-site. NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. Reliability of the Forecast: Based on current and forecast river, weather and reservoir conditions NOTE: Forecasts for the Chocolay River near Harvey are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Upstream Gauge

Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 13 Moderate Flood Stage: 11.5 Flood Stage: 10 Action Stage: 9.5 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 13.50 ft on 04/20/1985 (2) 11.70 ft on 05/13/2006 (3) 11.05 ft on 11/07/1988 (4) 10.84 ft on 10/19/2016 (5) 10.80 ft on 09/06/2018 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 10.34 ft on 04/15/2022 (2) 10.80 ft on 09/06/2018 (3) 10.84 ft on 10/19/2016 (4) 9.50 ft on 04/14/2015 (P) (5) 10.06 ft on 04/29/2013 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available. For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

Zoom Level:16 Legend FEMA Layer Gauge Location Disclaimer Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.

Flood Impacts & Photos

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14.5	Water reaches the bottom of the M-28 bridge
13.5	Green Garden Road may be closed. Mangum Road will be covered in water and may be closed. Flood waters reach the April 1985 high water mark
12	Homes in low-lying areas along Riverside Road and homes in the 200 block of Timber Lane will be inundated. Backwater effects near the mouth of the river may impact homes on Motel Drive
11.5	The fishing pier and parking lot near the M-28 bridge will be under water. Timber Lane and Riverside Road may be closed. Homes along Timber Lane...and some along Riverside Road...will experience extensive flooding
10	Water inundates the entire parking lot at the M-28 bridge...and the fishing pier begins to be submerged. Water inundates low lying areas along Timber Lane and Riverside Road downstream of the river gauge site
9	Water begins to inundate the parking lot where M-28 crosses the Chocolay River...as well as low lying areas along Timber Lane and towards the mouth of the river
Photos (1) Upstream From M-28 Bridge (2) Downstream From M-28 Bridge (3) Downstream From DNR Fishing Pier

About This Location

Latitude: 46.489167° N, Longitude: 87.331111° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 10 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 599.19 609.19 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available

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