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Grand River at Jackson

Highest listed crest 15.44 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft91 crests since 1936

The Grand River at Jackson crested above flood stage 18 times among the 91 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1936 to 2024. The highest, 15.44 ft on June 25, 1968, was moderate flooding, 1.44 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Grand River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
15.44 ft
June 25, 1968; 1,050 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
14.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
0
18 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
July 10, 2024
15.12 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Jackson County
Near Jackson (2.8 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Grand River at Jackson
Action stage13.020Apr 1, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)14.014Oct 9, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.04Jul 10, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

91 crests from 1936 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Grand River at Jackson, 1936 to 2024 10121416ft Flood stage 14.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft Mar 4, 1936: 10.78 ft, below flood stage; 497 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1937: 13.50 ft, action stage; 1,070 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1938: 11.11 ft, below flood stage; 513 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1939: 11.53 ft, below flood stage; 646 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1941: 11.01 ft, below flood stage; 442 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 1942: 12.90 ft, below flood stage; 830 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1943: 13.20 ft, action stage; 995 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1944: 12.30 ft, below flood stage; 736 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1945: 11.73 ft, below flood stage; 645 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1946: 10.53 ft, below flood stage; 396 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1947: 12.18 ft, below flood stage; 796 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1948: 11.67 ft, below flood stage; 652 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1949: 11.20 ft, below flood stage; 537 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1950: 12.53 ft, below flood stage; 894 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 1951: 12.93 ft, below flood stage; 914 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1952: 11.76 ft, below flood stage; 626 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1953: 10.77 ft, below flood stage; 430 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1954: 11.22 ft, below flood stage; 537 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 1954: 11.61 ft, below flood stage; 600 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1956: 12.36 ft, below flood stage; 805 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 1957: 11.68 ft, below flood stage; 603 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 1958: 12.50 ft, below flood stage; 736 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1959: 11.86 ft, below flood stage; 681 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1960: 11.60 ft, below flood stage; 621 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1961: 11.20 ft, below flood stage; 529 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 1962: 11.92 ft, below flood stage; 621 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1963: 10.82 ft, below flood stage; 437 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1964: 11.65 ft, below flood stage; 652 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1965: 11.38 ft, below flood stage; 465 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1966: 10.93 ft, below flood stage; 398 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 1967: 11.80 ft, below flood stage; 572 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1968: 15.44 ft, moderate flooding; 1,050 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1969: 11.71 ft, below flood stage; 513 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1970: 12.26 ft, below flood stage; 572 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1971: 11.73 ft, below flood stage; 516 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1972: 10.93 ft, below flood stage; 436 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 1973: 13.85 ft, action stage; 809 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1974: 13.62 ft, action stage; 777 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 1975: 13.29 ft, action stage; 788 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1976: 13.51 ft, action stage; 761 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1977: 11.17 ft, below flood stage; 456 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1978: 11.86 ft, below flood stage; 504 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1979: 10.99 ft, below flood stage; 404 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1980: 11.97 ft, below flood stage; 546 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1981: 11.63 ft, below flood stage; 498 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1982: 13.54 ft, action stage; 641 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1983: 12.55 ft, below flood stage; 588 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1984: 12.91 ft, below flood stage; 601 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1985: 12.90 ft, below flood stage; 538 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 1986: 14.20 ft, minor flooding; 691 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1986: 12.36 ft, below flood stage; 476 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1988: 12.15 ft, below flood stage; 452 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1989: 13.12 ft, action stage; 728 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1990: 12.18 ft, below flood stage; 566 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 1991: 12.59 ft, below flood stage; 636 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1992: 13.34 ft, action stage; 767 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 1993: 12.51 ft, below flood stage; 553 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1994: 11.71 ft, below flood stage; 432 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 1995: 15.20 ft, moderate flooding; 921 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1996: 11.36 ft, below flood stage; 428 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1997: 12.43 ft, below flood stage; 570 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1997: 12.77 ft, below flood stageMar 9, 1998: 13.32 ft, action stage; 560 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1999: 12.66 ft, below flood stage; 479 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2000: 14.47 ft, minor flooding; 704 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2001: 12.45 ft, below flood stage; 530 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 2002: 14.16 ft, minor flooding; 712 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2003: 13.10 ft, action stage; 618 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2004: 13.40 ft, action stage; 558 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2005: 13.03 ft, action stage; 562 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2006: 13.80 ft, action stage; 682 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 2007: 14.10 ft, minor flooding; 685 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 2008: 14.44 ft, minor flooding; 709 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2009: 13.98 ft, action stage; 645 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2010: 14.66 ft, minor flooding; 768 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2011: 13.92 ft, action stage; 636 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 2011: 13.49 ft, action stage; 577 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2013: 14.25 ft, minor flooding; 682 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2014: 12.79 ft, below flood stage; 443 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2015: 14.20 ft, minor flooding; 653 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 2016: 15.12 ft, moderate flooding; 748 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2017: 13.88 ft, action stage; 561 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2018: 14.03 ft, minor flooding; 650 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2018: 14.24 ft, minor flooding; 680 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2018: 14.59 ft, minor flooding; 729 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2019: 13.25 ft, action stage; 534 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2020: 14.35 ft, minor flooding; 695 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 2021: 14.81 ft, minor flooding; 839 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2021: 14.77 ft, minor flooding; 799 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2023: 13.48 ft, action stage; 524 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2024: 15.12 ft, moderate flooding; 998 cubic feet per second Highest, 15.44 ft, Jun 25, 1968 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Grand River at Jackson 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1990s: 1 2000s: 4 2010s: 7 7 2020s: 4 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. 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.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 91 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Grand River at Jackson
1Jun 25, 196815.44+1.44Moderate1,050
2Aug 17, 199515.20+1.20Moderate921
3Aug 16, 201615.12+1.12Moderate748
4Jul 10, 202415.12+1.12Moderate998
5Aug 12, 202114.81+0.81Minor839
6Oct 9, 202114.77+0.77Minor799
7Jun 6, 201014.66+0.66Minor768
8Sep 1, 201814.59+0.59Minor729
9Jun 25, 200014.47+0.47Minor704
10Sep 14, 200814.44+0.44Minor709
11May 18, 202014.35+0.35Minor695
12Apr 19, 201314.25+0.25Minor682
13May 15, 201814.24+0.24Minor680
14Sep 25, 198614.20+0.20Minor691
15Jun 23, 201514.20+0.20Minor653
16Jul 28, 200214.16+0.16Minor712
17Jan 5, 200714.10+0.10Minor685
18Feb 21, 201814.03+0.03Minor650
19Mar 11, 200913.98−0.02Action645
20Apr 28, 201113.92−0.08Action636
21Apr 6, 201713.88−0.12Action561
22Aug 9, 197313.85−0.15Action809
23Jun 26, 200613.80−0.20Action682
24Mar 4, 197413.62−0.38Action777
25Mar 30, 198213.54−0.46Action641
26Mar 5, 197613.51−0.49Action761
27Jun 25, 193713.50−0.50Action1,070
28Dec 4, 201113.49−0.51Action577
29Apr 1, 202313.48−0.52Action524
30May 21, 200413.40−0.60Action558
31Jun 18, 199213.34−0.66Action767
32Mar 9, 199813.32−0.68Action560
33Aug 30, 197513.29−0.71Action788
34Jun 5, 201913.25−0.75Action534
35Jun 3, 194313.20−0.80Action995
36Jun 3, 198913.12−0.88Action728
37May 1, 200313.10−0.90Action618
38Jan 13, 200513.03−0.97Action562
39Jul 22, 195112.93−1.07Below flood stage914
40May 26, 198412.91−1.09Below flood stage601
41Aug 27, 194212.90−1.10Below flood stage830
42Apr 5, 198512.90−1.10Below flood stage538
43Mar 22, 201412.79−1.21Below flood stage443
44Jun 20, 199712.77−1.23Below flood stage—
45Jul 9, 199912.66−1.34Below flood stage479
46Aug 30, 199112.59−1.41Below flood stage636
47May 7, 198312.55−1.45Below flood stage588
48Apr 1, 195012.53−1.47Below flood stage894
49Jul 18, 199312.51−1.49Below flood stage553
50Aug 21, 195812.50−1.50Below flood stage736

The worst floods along the Grand River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Grand River that crested above flood stage within a week.

June 25, 1968: 15.44 ft here, moderate flooding

  • LansingMI · Jun 29, 1968 · 12.45 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Grand River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Grand River
AdaMI20.022.81 ft, Apr 21, 20130
Comstock ParkMI12.017.80 ft, Apr 21, 201310
DimondaleMI13.013.60 ft, Apr 6, 19470
Eaton RapidsMI6.09.10 ft, Apr 6, 19471
Grand LedgeMI11.014.00 ft, Mar 26, 19040
Grand RapidsMI18.021.85 ft, Apr 21, 20130
IoniaMI21.024.69 ft, Apr 20, 20130
Jackson this gaugeMI14.015.44 ft, Jun 25, 19680
LansingMI11.015.43 ft, Apr 20, 19751
LowellMI15.019.02 ft, Apr 21, 20130
PortlandMI12.012.98 ft, Apr 21, 19750
Robinson TownshipMI13.318.30 ft, Jan 21, 20052

Jackson County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Michigan

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge JACM4, 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.