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Huron River at Hamburg

Highest listed crest 8.46 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft62 crests since 1956

The Huron River at Hamburg crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 62 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1956 to 2024. The highest, 8.46 ft on June 30, 1968, was major flooding, 1.46 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Huron River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
8.46 ft
June 30, 1968
Flood stage
7.0 ft
Major flooding from 8.0 ft
Crests at major
4
8th of 98 gauges in Michigan
Most recent flood crest
August 11, 2024
7.82 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Livingston County
Near South Lyon (7.5 mi), Ann Arbor (13.5 mi), Wixom (14.3 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Huron River at Hamburg
Action stage6.522May 21, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.012Jan 30, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage7.56Aug 11, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage8.04Aug 16, 2021Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

62 crests from 1956 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Huron River at Hamburg, 1956 to 2024 56789ft Flood stage 7.0 ftMajor 8.0 ft May 15, 1956: 8.35 ft, major flooding; 1,560 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1968: 8.46 ft, major floodingJul 23, 1969: 6.67 ft, action stageFeb 23, 1971: 6.21 ft, below flood stageMar 18, 1973: 6.36 ft, below flood stageMar 9, 1974: 7.37 ft, minor floodingApr 22, 1975: 6.26 ft, below flood stageMay 10, 1976: 6.52 ft, action stageMar 26, 1978: 6.09 ft, below flood stageApr 18, 1980: 5.69 ft, below flood stage; 569 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1981: 6.29 ft, below flood stageMar 19, 1982: 7.02 ft, minor floodingMay 6, 1983: 6.50 ft, action stageMar 25, 1984: 5.38 ft, below flood stage; 490 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1985: 6.90 ft, action stage; 915 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1986: 6.34 ft, below flood stageOct 5, 1987: 5.81 ft, below flood stage; 543 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1988: 5.25 ft, below flood stage; 472 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1989: 6.98 ft, action stageMar 15, 1990: 6.49 ft, below flood stage; 792 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 1991: 6.42 ft, below flood stageOct 13, 1991: 6.03 ft, below flood stage; 612 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1992: 6.14 ft, below flood stageJun 24, 1993: 6.75 ft, action stageAug 16, 1994: 5.68 ft, below flood stageJun 6, 1995: 6.13 ft, below flood stageJun 24, 1996: 6.53 ft, action stageApr 2, 1997: 6.17 ft, below flood stageFeb 22, 1998: 6.74 ft, action stageApr 27, 1999: 5.68 ft, below flood stageJun 30, 2000: 6.70 ft, action stageFeb 13, 2001: 7.20 ft, minor flooding; 1,010 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2001: 6.71 ft, action stageMay 20, 2002: 6.99 ft, action stageMay 27, 2004: 8.13 ft, major flooding; 744 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2004: 7.00 ft, minor flooding; 918 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 2005: 7.44 ft, minor flooding; 914 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2008: 6.90 ft, action stage; 798 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2008: 7.59 ft, moderate flooding; 1,046 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2009: 7.39 ft, minor flooding; 895 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2009: 6.68 ft, action stage; 673 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2009: 6.70 ft, action stage; 678 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2010: 6.68 ft, action stage; 673 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2011: 6.90 ft, action stage; 737 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2011: 7.65 ft, moderate flooding; 992 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 2011: 6.63 ft, action stage; 660 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 2011: 6.60 ft, action stage; 653 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 2011: 6.57 ft, action stage; 645 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2014: 6.79 ft, action stage; 859 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2017: 6.66 ft, action stage; 756 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2018: 7.28 ft, minor flooding; 803 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2018: 7.58 ft, moderate flooding; 915 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2019: 7.10 ft, minor flooding; 428 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 2019: 7.07 ft, minor flooding; 194 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 2020: 7.37 ft, minor flooding; 245 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2020: 6.81 ft, action stage; 366 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 2021: 8.05 ft, major flooding; 665 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2021: 7.45 ft, minor flooding; 259 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 2023: 7.60 ft, moderate flooding; 545 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 2024: 7.35 ft, minor flooding; 486 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 2024: 7.64 ft, moderate flooding; 107 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 2024: 7.82 ft, moderate flooding; 329 cubic feet per second Highest, 8.46 ft, Jun 30, 1968 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Huron River at Hamburg 1950s: 1 1960s: 1 1970s: 1 1980s: 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 6 2010s: 5 2020s: 7 7 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 62 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Huron River at Hamburg
1Jun 30, 19688.46+1.46Major—
2May 15, 19568.35+1.35Major1,560
3May 27, 20048.13+1.13Major744
4Aug 16, 20218.05+1.05Major665
5Aug 11, 20247.82+0.82Moderate329
6May 30, 20117.65+0.65Moderate992
7Jul 15, 20247.64+0.64Moderate107
8Aug 30, 20237.60+0.60Moderate545
9Sep 18, 20087.59+0.59Moderate1,046
10May 16, 20187.58+0.58Moderate915
11Sep 27, 20217.45+0.45Minor259
12Jan 16, 20057.44+0.44Minor914
13Mar 12, 20097.39+0.39Minor895
14Mar 9, 19747.37+0.37Minor—
15Jan 16, 20207.37+0.37Minor245
16Jan 30, 20247.35+0.35Minor486
17Feb 25, 20187.28+0.28Minor803
18Feb 13, 20017.20+0.20Minor1,010
19Jun 17, 20197.10+0.10Minor428
20Jul 24, 20197.07+0.07Minor194
21Mar 19, 19827.02+0.02Minor—
22Jun 16, 20047.000.00Minor918
23May 20, 20026.99−0.01Action—
24Jun 27, 19896.98−0.02Action—
25Feb 28, 19856.90−0.10Action915
26Jan 12, 20086.90−0.10Action798
27May 2, 20116.90−0.10Action737
28May 21, 20206.81−0.19Action366
29May 18, 20146.79−0.21Action859
30Jun 24, 19936.75−0.25Action—
31Feb 22, 19986.74−0.26Action—
32Jun 4, 20016.71−0.29Action—
33Jun 30, 20006.70−0.30Action—
34Jun 25, 20096.70−0.30Action678
35May 2, 20096.68−0.32Action673
36Jun 11, 20106.68−0.32Action673
37Jul 23, 19696.67−0.33Action—
38Apr 10, 20176.66−0.34Action756
39Aug 13, 20116.63−0.37Action660
40Sep 15, 20116.60−0.40Action653
41Dec 4, 20116.57−0.43Action645
42Jun 24, 19966.53−0.47Action—
43May 10, 19766.52−0.48Action—
44May 6, 19836.50−0.50Action—
45Mar 15, 19906.49−0.51Below flood stage792
46Jan 2, 19916.42−0.58Below flood stage—
47Mar 18, 19736.36−0.64Below flood stage—
48Mar 16, 19866.34−0.66Below flood stage—
49Feb 25, 19816.29−0.71Below flood stage—
50Apr 22, 19756.26−0.74Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Huron River

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

June 30, 1968: 8.46 ft here, major flooding

  • Ann ArborMI · Jun 26, 1968 · 17.50 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Huron River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Huron River
Hamburg this gaugeMI7.08.46 ft, Jun 30, 19684
Ann ArborMI16.018.30 ft, Mar 14, 19182

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HMGM4, 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.