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Lower Rouge at DEARBORN

Highest listed crest 13.13 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft4 crests since 2018

The Lower Rouge at DEARBORN crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2023. The highest, 13.13 ft on August 25, 2023, was major flooding, 2.13 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.13 ft
August 25, 2023; 3,610 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
2
14th of 98 gauges in Michigan
Most recent flood crest
August 25, 2023
13.13 ft, major flooding
Location
Wayne County
Near Dearborn (2.1 mi), Dearborn Heights (2.6 mi), Inkster (3.6 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Lower Rouge at DEARBORN
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.02Jan 13, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.02Aug 25, 2023Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 2018 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Lower Rouge at DEARBORN, 2018 to 2023 1111.51212.51313.5ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 13.0 ft Feb 21, 2018: 11.18 ft, minor flooding; 2,308 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2020: 11.06 ft, minor flooding; 2,228 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2021: 13.10 ft, major flooding; 3,590 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 2023: 13.13 ft, major flooding; 3,610 cubic feet per second Highest, 13.13 ft, Aug 25, 2023 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Lower Rouge at DEARBORN 2010s: 1 2020s: 3 3 2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 2 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 14.41 ft on Apr 5, 1947; 13.62 ft on Jun 26, 1968.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Lower Rouge at DEARBORN
1Aug 25, 202313.13+2.13Major3,610
2Jun 27, 202113.10+2.10Major3,590
3Feb 21, 201811.18+0.18Minor2,308
4Jan 13, 202011.06+0.06Minor2,228

Gauges on the Lower Rouge

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

Flood gauges on the Lower Rouge
InksterMI10.014.41 ft, Apr 5, 19473
DEARBORN this gaugeMI11.013.13 ft, Aug 25, 20232

Other gauges in Wayne County

Flood gauges in Wayne County
Inkster10.014.41 ft, Apr 5, 19473
Dearborn Heights10.010.74 ft, May 13, 20040
Detroit15.021.40 ft, Jun 26, 19682

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DLRM4, 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.