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Muskegon River at Newaygo Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 8.13 ft at 8:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 8:45PM May 07, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 9:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 9:15PM May 07, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 9:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 9:45PM May 07, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 10:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 10:15PM May 07, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 10:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 8.12 ft at 10:45PM May 07, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 11:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 11:15PM May 07, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 11:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 11:45PM May 07, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 12:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 12:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.12 ft at 12:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 12:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 1:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 1:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 1:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 1:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 2:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 2:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 2:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 2:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 3:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 3:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 3:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 3:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 4:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 4:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 4:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 4:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 5:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 5:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 5:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 5:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 6:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 6:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 6:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.12 ft at 6:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 7:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 7:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 7:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 7:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 8:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 8:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 8:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 8:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 9:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.12 ft at 9:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 9:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 9:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 10:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.12 ft at 10:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.12 ft at 10:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.12 ft at 10:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.11 ft at 11:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.11 ft at 11:15AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.1 ft at 11:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.1 ft at 11:45AM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.1 ft at 12:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.1 ft at 12:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.1 ft at 12:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.1 ft at 12:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.11 ft at 1:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.1 ft at 1:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.1 ft at 1:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.1 ft at 1:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.1 ft at 2:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.1 ft at 2:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.1 ft at 2:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.1 ft at 2:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.1 ft at 3:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.1 ft at 3:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.1 ft at 3:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.1 ft at 3:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.1 ft at 4:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.1 ft at 4:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.09 ft at 4:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.1 ft at 4:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.09 ft at 5:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.08 ft at 5:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.09 ft at 5:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.08 ft at 5:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.08 ft at 6:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.08 ft at 6:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 6:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 6:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 7:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.08 ft at 7:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 7:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 7:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 8:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 8:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 8:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 8:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 9:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 9:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 9:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 9:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 10:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 10:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 10:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 10:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 11:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 11:15PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 11:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 11:45PM May 08, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 12:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 12:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 12:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 12:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 1:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 1:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 1:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 1:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 2:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 2:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 2:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 2:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 3:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 3:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 3:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 3:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 4:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 4:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 4:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 4:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 5:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 5:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 5:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 5:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 6:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 6:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 6:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 6:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 7:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 7:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 7:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 7:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 8:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 8:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 8:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 8:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 9:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 9:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 9:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 9:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 10:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 10:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 10:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 10:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 11:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 11:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 11:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 11:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 12:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 12:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.08 ft at 12:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.08 ft at 12:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.09 ft at 1:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.09 ft at 1:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.09 ft at 1:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.1 ft at 1:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.11 ft at 2:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.11 ft at 2:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 2:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 2:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.14 ft at 3:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.15 ft at 3:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.15 ft at 3:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.16 ft at 3:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.16 ft at 4:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.17 ft at 4:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.18 ft at 4:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.19 ft at 4:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.19 ft at 5:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.2 ft at 5:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.2 ft at 5:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.22 ft at 5:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.22 ft at 6:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.22 ft at 6:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 6:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 6:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 7:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 7:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 7:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 7:45PM May 09, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 8:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 8:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 8:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 8:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 9:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 9:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 9:30PM May 09, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 9:45PM May 09, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 10:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 10:15PM May 09, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 10:30PM May 09, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 10:45PM May 09, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 11:00PM May 09, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 11:15PM May 09, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 11:30PM May 09, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 11:45PM May 09, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 12:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 12:15AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 12:30AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 12:45AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 1:00AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 1:15AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 1:30AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 1:45AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 2:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 2:15AM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 2:30AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 2:45AM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 3:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 3:15AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 3:30AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 3:45AM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 4:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 4:15AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 4:30AM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 4:45AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 5:00AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 5:15AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 5:30AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 5:45AM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 6:00AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 6:15AM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 6:30AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 6:45AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 7:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 7:15AM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 7:30AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 7:45AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 8:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 8:15AM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 8:30AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 8:45AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 9:00AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 9:15AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 9:30AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 9:45AM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 10:00AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 10:15AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 10:30AM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 10:45AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 11:00AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 11:15AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 11:30AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 11:45AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 12:00PM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 12:15PM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 12:30PM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 12:45PM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 1:00PM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 1:15PM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 1:30PM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 1:45PM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 2:00PM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 2:15PM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 2:30PM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 2:45PM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 3:00PM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 3:15PM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 8.24 ft at 3:30PM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 3:45PM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 4:00PM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 4:15PM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 4:30PM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 4:45PM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 5:00PM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.23 ft at 5:15PM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.22 ft at 5:30PM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.22 ft at 5:45PM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.22 ft at 6:00PM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.22 ft at 6:15PM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.21 ft at 6:30PM May 10, 2024Observed: 8.21 ft at 6:45PM May 10, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesNEWM4(plotting HGIRZ) Graph Created (8:22PM May 10, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 8.21 ft at 6:45 PM EDT 10-May-2024. Flood Stage is 11 ft
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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.

NOTE: Stage may be affected by ice during winter months.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Muskegon River at Newaygo are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 15
Moderate Flood Stage: 14
Flood Stage: 11
Action Stage: 10
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 15.13 ft on 02/21/2018
(2) 14.59 ft on 01/31/2019
(3) 13.53 ft on 05/19/2020
(4) 13.46 ft on 03/16/2019
(5) 12.18 ft on 10/02/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 9.68 ft on 06/27/2021
(2) 13.53 ft on 05/19/2020
(3) 11.46 ft on 04/30/2020
(4) 11.37 ft on 12/31/2019
(5) 12.18 ft on 10/02/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.
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15 Expect the Bridge Street Bridge in the City of Newaygo to be closed. Expect major flooding downstream from the City of Newaygo in the areas of Anderson Flats and Old Women's Bend in Garfield Township and Sycamore Flats, 100th Ave, and Sugarbush Lane in Ashland Township. Expect moderate flooding on Sarrell Street in the City of Newaygo. Expect Flech Ave near the Anderson Flats area to be closed. Expect all public River Access Sites to be closed.
14 Flood water begins surrounding cottages and homes on Sarrell Street in the City of Newaygo. Expect moderate flooding downstream from the City of Newaygo in the areas of Anderson Flats and Old Womens Bend in Garfield Township. Felch Ave near Salmon run Campground and South River Lane become impassable. In addition, expect moderate flooding in Sycamore Flats, 100th Ave, and Sugarbush Lane in Ashland Township. Expect all public river access sites to be closed.
13 Flood waters begin surrounding cottages and homes downstream from the City of Newaygo in the areas of Sugarbush Lane and 100th Ave in Ashland Township. Expect minor flooding in Old Womens's Bend and Anderson Flats in Garfield Township. Expect water to come over Felch Ave near Salmon Run Campground and South River Lane. Expect all public River Access Sites to be closed.
12.5 Flood water begins surrounding properties downstream from the City of Newaygo in the areas of Old Women's Bend and Anderson Flats in Garfield Township. Expect minor flooding in Sycamore Flats.
12 Flood water begins surrounding cottages and homes downstream from the City of Newaygo in the area of Sycamore Flats in Ashland Township.
11 The river starts exceeding its banks and minor flooding begins in low lying areas along the river.
10 River is bankfull. River begins to exceed its banks and minor flooding begins in low lying areas along the river.
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(1) Newaygo Automated River Gauge
(2) River Looking Upstream From Bridge Street Guage
(3) Newaygo Staff Gauge
(4) River Looking Downstream From Bridge Street
(5) Newaygo Wire Weight Gauge
(6) Newaygo Wire Weight Gauge Side View
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Latitude: 43.416944° N, Longitude: 85.808333° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
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Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 11 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
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Elevation
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Elevation information source
NAVD88 621.69 ft 632.69 ft 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
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