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Manistee River near Sherman

Highest listed crest 19.49 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft13 crests since 1986

The Manistee River near Sherman crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 13 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1986 to 2026. The highest, 19.49 ft on April 16, 2026, was major flooding, 4.49 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.49 ft
April 16, 2026; 6,188 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
1
26th of 98 gauges in Michigan
Most recent flood crest
April 16, 2026
19.49 ft, major flooding
Location
Wexford County
Michigan

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Manistee River near Sherman
Action stage14.07Mar 6, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.01Oct 1, 1986Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.01Apr 3, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.01Apr 16, 2026Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

13 crests from 1986 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Manistee River near Sherman, 1986 to 2026 1214161820ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 17.0 ft Oct 1, 1986: 15.01 ft, minor flooding; 2,600 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1995: 14.99 ft, action stageOct 24, 2020: 13.84 ft, below flood stage; 1,760 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2021: 14.21 ft, action stageAug 11, 2021: 14.34 ft, action stage; 2,000 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2021: 13.53 ft, below flood stage; 1,620 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2022: 14.85 ft, action stage; 2,270 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2022: 13.99 ft, below flood stageFeb 4, 2023: 14.22 ft, action stageApr 6, 2023: 14.97 ft, action stage; 2,340 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2024: 14.09 ft, action stage; 2,340 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2025: 16.18 ft, moderate flooding; 3,116 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2026: 19.49 ft, major flooding; 6,188 cubic feet per second Highest, 19.49 ft, Apr 16, 2026 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Manistee River near Sherman 1980s: 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 2 2 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 94 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 12.21 ft on Mar 24, 1935; 11.55 ft on Mar 25, 1936; 11.44 ft on Dec 28, 1936; 13.65 ft on Mar 24, 1938; 11.91 ft on Mar 27, 1939; 11.35 ft on Apr 9, 1940; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Manistee River near Sherman
1Apr 16, 202619.49+4.49Major6,188
2Apr 3, 202516.18+1.18Moderate3,116
3Oct 1, 198615.01+0.01Minor2,600
4Dec 11, 199514.99−0.01Action—
5Apr 6, 202314.97−0.03Action2,340
6Apr 7, 202214.85−0.15Action2,270
7Aug 11, 202114.34−0.66Action2,000
8Feb 4, 202314.22−0.78Action—
9Feb 7, 202114.21−0.79Action—
10Mar 6, 202414.09−0.91Action2,340
11Dec 25, 202213.99−1.01Below flood stage—
12Oct 24, 202013.84−1.16Below flood stage1,760
13Dec 18, 202113.53−1.47Below flood stage1,620

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SHRM4, 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.