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Grand River at Robinson Township

Highest listed crest 18.30 ftFlood stage 13.3 ft40 crests since 1994

The Grand River at Robinson Township crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 40 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1994 to 2021. The highest, 18.30 ft on January 21, 2005, was major flooding, 5.00 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
18.30 ft
January 21, 2005
Flood stage
13.3 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
2
14th of 98 gauges in Michigan
Most recent flood crest
May 23, 2020
15.80 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Ottawa County
Near Grand Haven (6.8 mi), Norton Shores (11.7 mi)
Identifiers
NWS RBNM4
No USGS station

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 Robinson Township
Action stage13.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.330Apr 30, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.06May 23, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.02Jan 21, 2005Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

40 crests from 1994 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Grand River at Robinson Township, 1994 to 2021 101214161820ft Flood stage 13.3 ftMajor 18.0 ft Feb 25, 1994: 18.00 ft, major floodingDec 31, 1996: 13.92 ft, minor floodingJan 27, 1997: 14.50 ft, minor floodingMar 28, 1997: 15.60 ft, moderate floodingMar 24, 1998: 13.30 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 1999: 13.50 ft, minor floodingMay 24, 2000: 14.80 ft, minor floodingFeb 15, 2001: 13.80 ft, minor floodingMay 17, 2001: 13.80 ft, minor floodingMar 9, 2004: 13.40 ft, minor floodingMay 28, 2004: 16.20 ft, moderate floodingJan 21, 2005: 18.30 ft, major floodingFeb 21, 2006: 13.30 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 2006: 13.80 ft, minor floodingMar 15, 2007: 13.30 ft, minor floodingDec 28, 2008: 14.90 ft, minor floodingFeb 16, 2009: 13.40 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 2009: 13.60 ft, minor floodingMay 2, 2009: 14.62 ft, minor floodingApr 9, 2010: 11.00 ft, below flood stageMay 3, 2011: 13.60 ft, minor floodingFeb 8, 2013: 15.10 ft, moderate floodingApr 19, 2013: 17.00 ft, moderate floodingJan 16, 2016: 14.20 ft, minor floodingJan 19, 2017: 13.90 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 2017: 14.85 ft, minor floodingFeb 26, 2018: 16.08 ft, moderate floodingFeb 8, 2019: 13.30 ft, minor floodingFeb 13, 2019: 13.30 ft, minor floodingFeb 28, 2019: 13.70 ft, minor floodingMar 16, 2019: 13.60 ft, minor floodingJun 25, 2019: 13.33 ft, minor floodingOct 6, 2019: 13.35 ft, minor floodingNov 5, 2019: 13.40 ft, minor floodingDec 2, 2019: 13.30 ft, minor floodingJan 5, 2020: 13.90 ft, minor floodingJan 19, 2020: 14.35 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 2020: 13.85 ft, minor floodingMay 23, 2020: 15.80 ft, moderate floodingJul 2, 2021: 12.85 ft, below flood stage Highest, 18.30 ft, Jan 21, 2005 199520002005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Grand River at Robinson Township 1990s: 6 2000s: 13 2010s: 15 15 2020s: 4 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

Highest listed crests, Grand River at Robinson Township
1Jan 21, 200518.30+5.00Major—
2Feb 25, 199418.00+4.70Major—
3Apr 19, 201317.00+3.70Moderate—
4May 28, 200416.20+2.90Moderate—
5Feb 26, 201816.08+2.78Moderate—
6May 23, 202015.80+2.50Moderate—
7Mar 28, 199715.60+2.30Moderate—
8Feb 8, 201315.10+1.80Moderate—
9Dec 28, 200814.90+1.60Minor—
10Apr 12, 201714.85+1.55Minor—
11May 24, 200014.80+1.50Minor—
12May 2, 200914.62+1.32Minor—
13Jan 27, 199714.50+1.20Minor—
14Jan 19, 202014.35+1.05Minor—
15Jan 16, 201614.20+0.90Minor—
16Dec 31, 199613.92+0.62Minor—
17Jan 19, 201713.90+0.60Minor—
18Jan 5, 202013.90+0.60Minor—
19Apr 30, 202013.85+0.55Minor—
20Feb 15, 200113.80+0.50Minor—
21May 17, 200113.80+0.50Minor—
22Mar 14, 200613.80+0.50Minor—
23Feb 28, 201913.70+0.40Minor—
24Mar 14, 200913.60+0.30Minor—
25May 3, 201113.60+0.30Minor—
26Mar 16, 201913.60+0.30Minor—
27Apr 28, 199913.50+0.20Minor—
28Mar 9, 200413.40+0.10Minor—
29Feb 16, 200913.40+0.10Minor—
30Nov 5, 201913.40+0.10Minor—
31Oct 6, 201913.35+0.05Minor—
32Jun 25, 201913.33+0.03Minor—
33Mar 24, 199813.300.00Minor—
34Feb 21, 200613.300.00Minor—
35Mar 15, 200713.300.00Minor—
36Feb 8, 201913.300.00Minor—
37Feb 13, 201913.300.00Minor—
38Dec 2, 201913.300.00Minor—
39Jul 2, 202112.85−0.45Below flood stage—
40Apr 9, 201011.00−2.30Below flood stage—

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.

January 21, 2005: 18.30 ft here, major flooding

February 25, 1994: 18.00 ft here, major flooding

April 19, 2013: 17.00 ft here, moderate flooding

  • Comstock ParkMI · Apr 21, 2013 · 17.80 ft · Major · its highest
  • IoniaMI · Apr 20, 2013 · 24.69 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • AdaMI · Apr 21, 2013 · 22.81 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • Grand RapidsMI · Apr 21, 2013 · 21.85 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • LowellMI · Apr 21, 2013 · 19.02 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • JacksonMI · Apr 19, 2013 · 14.25 ft · Minor
  • LansingMI · Apr 21, 2013 · 11.15 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
JacksonMI14.015.44 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 Township this gaugeMI13.318.30 ft, Jan 21, 20052

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RBNM4, 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.