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Kalamazoo River at Marshall

Highest listed crest 8.20 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft61 crests since 1948

The Kalamazoo River at Marshall crested above flood stage 1 time among the 61 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1948 to 2024. The highest, 8.20 ft on March 29, 1950, was minor flooding, 0.20 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Kalamazoo River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
8.20 ft
March 29, 1950; 2,130 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 10.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 29, 1950
8.20 ft, minor flooding
Location
Calhoun County
Near Battle Creek (13.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Kalamazoo River at Marshall
Action stage6.034Jul 12, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.01Mar 29, 1950Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage10.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

61 crests from 1948 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Kalamazoo River at Marshall, 1948 to 2024 46810ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 10.0 ft Mar 22, 1948: 7.85 ft, action stage; 1,960 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1949: 7.41 ft, action stage; 1,600 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1950: 8.20 ft, minor flooding; 2,130 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1951: 6.38 ft, action stage; 1,030 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1952: 6.72 ft, action stage; 1,180 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1953: 5.43 ft, below flood stage; 638 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1954: 6.22 ft, action stage; 940 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 1954: 6.12 ft, action stage; 872 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1956: 6.73 ft, action stage; 1,300 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1957: 5.53 ft, below flood stage; 724 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1958: 5.48 ft, below flood stage; 701 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1959: 6.17 ft, action stage; 1,040 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1960: 6.32 ft, action stage; 1,110 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1961: 6.04 ft, action stage; 970 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1962: 5.83 ft, below flood stage; 920 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1963: 5.44 ft, below flood stage; 688 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1964: 4.93 ft, below flood stage; 480 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1965: 5.54 ft, below flood stage; 746 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1965: 5.41 ft, below flood stage; 682 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1967: 5.47 ft, below flood stage; 644 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1968: 6.86 ft, action stage; 1,260 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1969: 6.18 ft, action stage; 985 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1970: 5.81 ft, below flood stage; 815 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1971: 6.90 ft, action stage; 1,280 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1972: 5.71 ft, below flood stage; 744 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 1973: 6.67 ft, action stage; 1,160 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1974: 6.86 ft, action stage; 1,260 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 1975: 6.23 ft, action stage; 954 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1976: 7.03 ft, action stage; 1,510 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1977: 5.93 ft, below flood stage; 883 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1979: 6.30 ft, action stage; 1,250 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1980: 6.24 ft, action stage; 1,190 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1981: 6.44 ft, action stage; 1,170 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1982: 7.40 ft, action stage; 1,730 cubic feet per secondOct 28, 1991: 5.23 ft, below flood stageAug 3, 1992: 5.18 ft, below flood stageMar 31, 1997: 5.83 ft, below flood stageApr 26, 1999: 6.12 ft, action stageOct 17, 2001: 5.96 ft, below flood stage; 1,040 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2003: 5.43 ft, below flood stage; 750 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2004: 5.59 ft, below flood stage; 832 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2005: 6.41 ft, action stage; 1,310 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2006: 5.81 ft, below flood stage; 951 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2007: 5.98 ft, below flood stage; 1,050 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 2008: 7.89 ft, action stage; 2,030 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2009: 6.99 ft, action stage; 1,520 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 2010: 7.44 ft, action stage; 1,770 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2011: 6.48 ft, action stage; 1,250 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 2011: 5.88 ft, below flood stage; 1,000 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2013: 6.45 ft, action stage; 1,260 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2014: 6.09 ft, action stage; 1,070 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2015: 5.96 ft, below flood stage; 1,010 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 2016: 5.84 ft, below flood stage; 954 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2017: 6.68 ft, action stage; 1,360 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2018: 7.47 ft, action stage; 1,750 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2019: 5.54 ft, below flood stage; 850 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2020: 7.14 ft, action stage; 1,590 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2021: 5.99 ft, below flood stage; 1,060 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2022: 6.37 ft, action stage; 1,230 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2023: 5.97 ft, below flood stage; 1,050 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2024: 7.32 ft, action stage; 1,680 cubic feet per second Highest, 8.20 ft, Mar 29, 1950 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Kalamazoo River at Marshall 1940s: 0 1950s: 1 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 0 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 61 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Kalamazoo River at Marshall
1Mar 29, 19508.20+0.20Minor2,130
2Sep 15, 20087.89−0.11Action2,030
3Mar 22, 19487.85−0.15Action1,960
4Feb 22, 20187.47−0.53Action1,750
5Jul 25, 20107.44−0.56Action1,770
6Feb 16, 19497.41−0.59Action1,600
7Mar 17, 19827.40−0.60Action1,730
8Jul 12, 20247.32−0.68Action1,680
9May 20, 20207.14−0.86Action1,590
10Mar 5, 19767.03−0.97Action1,510
11Mar 12, 20096.99−1.01Action1,520
12Feb 22, 19716.90−1.10Action1,280
13Jun 30, 19686.86−1.14Action1,260
14Mar 10, 19746.86−1.14Action1,260
15May 1, 19566.73−1.27Action1,300
16Apr 16, 19526.72−1.28Action1,180
17Apr 7, 20176.68−1.32Action1,360
18Jan 2, 19736.67−1.33Action1,160
19May 29, 20116.48−1.52Action1,250
20Apr 20, 20136.45−1.55Action1,260
21Feb 20, 19816.44−1.56Action1,170
22Jan 15, 20056.41−1.59Action1,310
23Feb 21, 19516.38−1.62Action1,030
24Feb 18, 20226.37−1.63Action1,230
25Apr 1, 19606.32−1.68Action1,110
26Mar 7, 19796.30−1.70Action1,250
27Mar 18, 19806.24−1.76Action1,190
28Sep 1, 19756.23−1.77Action954
29Mar 27, 19546.22−1.78Action940
30Feb 1, 19696.18−1.82Action985
31Apr 3, 19596.17−1.83Action1,040
32Oct 14, 19546.12−1.88Action872
33Apr 26, 19996.12−1.88Action—
34Mar 22, 20146.09−1.91Action1,070
35Apr 26, 19616.04−1.96Action970
36Jun 26, 20215.99−2.01Below flood stage1,060
37Jan 6, 20075.98−2.02Below flood stage1,050
38Apr 2, 20235.97−2.03Below flood stage1,050
39Oct 17, 20015.96−2.04Below flood stage1,040
40Jun 15, 20155.96−2.04Below flood stage1,010
41Mar 29, 19775.93−2.07Below flood stage883
42Dec 5, 20115.88−2.12Below flood stage1,000
43Aug 16, 20165.84−2.16Below flood stage954
44Mar 22, 19625.83−2.17Below flood stage920
45Mar 31, 19975.83−2.17Below flood stage—
46May 26, 19705.81−2.19Below flood stage815
47Mar 14, 20065.81−2.19Below flood stage951
48Apr 19, 19725.71−2.29Below flood stage744
49May 23, 20045.59−2.41Below flood stage832
50Mar 7, 19655.54−2.46Below flood stage746

The worst floods along the Kalamazoo River

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

March 29, 1950: 8.20 ft here, minor flooding

  • ComstockMI · Mar 30, 1950 · 9.65 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Kalamazoo River

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

Flood gauges on the Kalamazoo River
Marshall this gaugeMI8.08.20 ft, Mar 29, 19500
ComstockMI9.011.69 ft, Feb 25, 20181
New RichmondMI17.018.58 ft, Apr 20, 20130

Other gauges in Calhoun County

Flood gauges in Calhoun County
Battle Creek4.04.48 ft, Apr 7, 19470
Burlington6.56.93 ft, Feb 22, 20180

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MARM4, 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.