Highest listed crest 15.58 ft September 12, 1986; 6,660 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 8.0 ft Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major 2 14th of 98 gauges in Michigan
Most recent flood crest May 19, 2020 11.16 ft, moderate flooding Listed crests at the Chippewa River below Mt. Pleasant, 1933 to 2024 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 ft Flood stage 8.0 ft Major 13.0 ft May 3, 1933: 10.20 ft, minor flooding; 2,800 cubic feet per second Mar 18, 1934: 8.59 ft, minor flooding; 1,400 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1935: 11.06 ft, moderate flooding; 2,800 cubic feet per second Mar 25, 1936: 5.86 ft, below flood stage; 1,010 cubic feet per second Apr 27, 1937: 6.12 ft, action stage; 1,080 cubic feet per second Feb 6, 1938: 12.30 ft, moderate flooding; 4,460 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 1939: 5.87 ft, below flood stage; 1,010 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 1940: 6.21 ft, action stage; 1,130 cubic feet per second Sep 11, 1941: 5.53 ft, below flood stage; 762 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 1942: 8.35 ft, minor flooding; 1,950 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 1943: 9.50 ft, minor flooding Jun 3, 1943: 8.78 ft, minor flooding; 2,110 cubic feet per second Feb 27, 1944: 5.67 ft, below flood stage; 940 cubic feet per second Jun 2, 1945: 9.75 ft, minor flooding; 2,560 cubic feet per second Mar 8, 1946: 12.78 ft, moderate flooding; 4,960 cubic feet per second Apr 26, 1947: 7.72 ft, action stage; 1,640 cubic feet per second Mar 20, 1948: 12.30 ft, moderate flooding; 4,460 cubic feet per second Feb 25, 1949: 8.13 ft, minor flooding; 1,800 cubic feet per second Jan 26, 1950: 11.42 ft, moderate flooding; 3,630 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 1951: 8.34 ft, minor flooding; 1,450 cubic feet per second Jul 24, 1952: 9.22 ft, minor flooding; 2,160 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 1953: 9.30 ft, minor flooding; 2,300 cubic feet per second Apr 28, 1954: 7.04 ft, action stage; 1,460 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1955: 7.29 ft, action stage; 1,500 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1956: 10.13 ft, minor flooding; 2,740 cubic feet per second Jul 9, 1957: 9.92 ft, minor flooding; 2,480 cubic feet per second Nov 15, 1957: 5.27 ft, below flood stage; 813 cubic feet per second Apr 3, 1959: 10.40 ft, minor flooding; 2,920 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 1960: 10.15 ft, minor flooding; 2,770 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 1961: 5.91 ft, below flood stage; 1,090 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 1962: 7.35 ft, action stage; 1,620 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 1963: 6.18 ft, action stage; 1,180 cubic feet per second May 1, 1964: 5.07 ft, below flood stage; 794 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 1965: 10.95 ft, minor flooding; 3,280 cubic feet per second Feb 11, 1966: 7.19 ft, action stage; 1,540 cubic feet per second Apr 22, 1967: 8.43 ft, minor flooding; 2,030 cubic feet per second May 29, 1968: 7.35 ft, action stage; 1,550 cubic feet per second Jul 3, 1969: 8.78 ft, minor flooding; 2,170 cubic feet per second Jun 3, 1970: 6.45 ft, action stage; 1,290 cubic feet per second Apr 14, 1971: 7.09 ft, action stage; 1,510 cubic feet per second Aug 27, 1972: 9.15 ft, minor flooding; 2,300 cubic feet per second May 29, 1973: 8.07 ft, minor flooding; 1,890 cubic feet per second May 19, 1974: 10.67 ft, minor flooding; 3,090 cubic feet per second Sep 1, 1975: 11.18 ft, moderate flooding; 3,450 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1976: 10.41 ft, minor flooding; 3,050 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 1977: 7.48 ft, action stage; 1,650 cubic feet per second Apr 7, 1978: 6.95 ft, action stage; 1,450 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 1979: 6.70 ft, action stage; 1,460 cubic feet per second Apr 10, 1980: 4.74 ft, below flood stage; 707 cubic feet per second Feb 20, 1981: 9.53 ft, minor flooding; 2,470 cubic feet per second Jun 2, 1982: 6.41 ft, action stage; 1,280 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 1983: 7.69 ft, action stage; 1,790 cubic feet per second Feb 15, 1984: 6.94 ft, action stage; 1,450 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 1985: 7.66 ft, action stage; 1,600 cubic feet per second Sep 12, 1986: 15.58 ft, major flooding; 6,660 cubic feet per second Mar 2, 1987: 4.89 ft, below flood stage; 739 cubic feet per second Feb 1, 1988: 10.44 ft, minor flooding; 1,370 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 1988: 7.08 ft, action stage; 1,480 cubic feet per second Jun 20, 1989: 8.65 ft, minor flooding; 2,030 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1990: 7.67 ft, action stage; 1,580 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 1991: 8.01 ft, minor flooding Apr 16, 1991: 9.30 ft, minor flooding; 2,170 cubic feet per second Apr 28, 1991: 9.43 ft, minor flooding; 2,220 cubic feet per second Apr 17, 1992: 8.38 ft, minor flooding; 1,740 cubic feet per second Apr 21, 1993: 7.45 ft, action stage; 1,460 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 1994: 10.29 ft, minor flooding; 1,690 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 1994: 9.50 ft, minor flooding Nov 6, 1994: 6.17 ft, action stage; 1,080 cubic feet per second Feb 28, 1996: 9.01 ft, minor flooding Jun 13, 1996: 6.61 ft, action stage; 1,210 cubic feet per second Feb 22, 1997: 7.50 ft, action stage; 1,470 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 1998: 6.90 ft, action stage; 1,370 cubic feet per second Jan 25, 1999: 5.70 ft, below flood stage Apr 12, 1999: 4.75 ft, below flood stage; 674 cubic feet per second Feb 27, 2000: 6.73 ft, action stage; 1,240 cubic feet per second May 17, 2001: 7.92 ft, action stage; 1,690 cubic feet per second Mar 10, 2002: 7.73 ft, action stage; 1,540 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 2003: 4.29 ft, below flood stage; 624 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 2004: 9.11 ft, minor flooding; 2,200 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 2005: 7.14 ft, action stage; 1,480 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 2006: 10.28 ft, minor flooding; 2,540 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 2007: 7.83 ft, action stage; 1,800 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 2008: 7.40 ft, action stage; 1,700 cubic feet per second Feb 12, 2009: 9.86 ft, minor flooding Mar 9, 2009: 7.99 ft, action stage; 1,940 cubic feet per second Oct 31, 2009: 7.02 ft, action stage; 1,560 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 2011: 8.52 ft, minor flooding; 2,184 cubic feet per second Apr 28, 2011: 9.00 ft, minor flooding; 2,370 cubic feet per second Mar 13, 2012: 6.41 ft, action stage; 1,340 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 2013: 8.68 ft, minor flooding; 2,220 cubic feet per second Apr 19, 2013: 10.46 ft, minor flooding; 3,030 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 2014: 10.43 ft, minor flooding; 3,010 cubic feet per second May 13, 2015: 6.62 ft, action stage; 1,400 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 2016: 7.49 ft, action stage; 1,760 cubic feet per second Jun 23, 2017: 14.77 ft, major flooding; 5,960 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 2018: 8.76 ft, minor flooding; 2,280 cubic feet per second Mar 15, 2019: 10.12 ft, minor flooding; 2,870 cubic feet per second Dec 31, 2019: 8.83 ft, minor flooding; 2,279 cubic feet per second May 19, 2020: 11.16 ft, moderate flooding; 3,350 cubic feet per second Jun 27, 2021: 5.63 ft, below flood stage; 963 cubic feet per second Apr 7, 2022: 6.60 ft, action stage; 1,380 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 2023: 7.98 ft, action stage Feb 2, 2024: 5.40 ft, below flood stage; 867 cubic feet per second Highest, 15.58 ft, Sep 12, 1986 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Chippewa River below Mt. Pleasant 1930s: 4 1940s: 7 1950s: 7 1960s: 4 1970s: 5 1980s: 4 1990s: 7 2000s: 3 2010s: 9 9 2020s: 1 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable. Isabella County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Michigan
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MPTM4, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.