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Maple River at Maple Rapids

Highest listed crest 13.80 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft84 crests since 1904

The Maple River at Maple Rapids crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 84 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1904 to 2024. The highest, 13.80 ft on March 1, 1904, was major flooding, 4.80 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.80 ft
March 1, 1904
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
1
26th of 98 gauges in Michigan
Most recent flood crest
January 30, 2024
9.49 ft, minor flooding
Location
Clinton County
Michigan

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Maple River at Maple Rapids
Action stage7.030Mar 11, 2016The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.046Jan 30, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.04Apr 18, 2013Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.01Mar 1, 1904Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

84 crests from 1904 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Maple River at Maple Rapids, 1904 to 2024 68101214ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 13.0 ft Mar 1, 1904: 13.80 ft, major floodingMay 19, 1945: 8.66 ft, action stage; 1,680 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1946: 9.70 ft, minor flooding; 3,280 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1947: 9.97 ft, minor flooding; 4,810 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1948: 11.22 ft, moderate flooding; 6,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1949: 8.75 ft, action stage; 1,430 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1950: 9.58 ft, minor flooding; 3,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1951: 9.29 ft, minor flooding; 2,380 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1953: 7.66 ft, action stage; 770 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1954: 7.98 ft, action stage; 940 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1955: 8.00 ft, action stage; 1,120 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1956: 9.93 ft, minor flooding; 4,740 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 1957: 8.30 ft, action stage; 1,190 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1958: 8.48 ft, action stage; 1,250 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1959: 9.29 ft, minor flooding; 2,830 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1960: 10.22 ft, minor flooding; 5,550 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1961: 8.32 ft, action stage; 1,240 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1962: 9.56 ft, minor flooding; 3,570 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1963: 6.82 ft, below flood stage; 507 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1964: 7.01 ft, action stage; 442 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1965: 9.04 ft, minor flooding; 2,330 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1966: 8.41 ft, action stageApr 22, 1967: 9.64 ft, minor flooding; 3,810 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1968: 9.00 ft, minor flooding; 2,250 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1969: 8.74 ft, action stage; 1,720 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1970: 8.39 ft, action stage; 974 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1971: 8.85 ft, action stage; 1,890 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1972: 9.13 ft, minor flooding; 2,500 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1973: 9.12 ft, minor flooding; 2,210 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1974: 9.38 ft, minor flooding; 2,740 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 1975: 9.24 ft, minor flooding; 2,720 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1976: 10.17 ft, minor flooding; 5,400 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1977: 6.33 ft, below flood stage; 509 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1978: 9.44 ft, minor flooding; 3,770 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1979: 8.55 ft, action stage; 2,080 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1980: 7.46 ft, action stage; 954 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1981: 9.24 ft, minor flooding; 2,720 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1982: 9.86 ft, minor flooding; 4,280 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1983: 8.79 ft, action stage; 1,950 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1984: 8.17 ft, action stage; 1,370 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1985: 9.87 ft, minor flooding; 4,310 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 1986: 12.33 ft, moderate flooding; 8,770 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1986: 11.27 ft, moderate flooding; 4,400 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1988: 8.61 ft, action stage; 1,720 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1989: 8.71 ft, action stage; 1,840 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1990: 9.53 ft, minor flooding; 3,370 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 1990: 9.07 ft, minor flooding; 1,930 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1992: 8.79 ft, action stage; 1,710 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1993: 9.26 ft, minor flooding; 2,780 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 1994: 10.27 ft, minor flooding; 5,610 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1995: 8.67 ft, action stage; 1,790 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1996: 9.47 ft, minor flooding; 3,240 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1997: 9.95 ft, minor flooding; 4,530 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1998: 8.82 ft, action stage; 1,990 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1999: 9.04 ft, minor flooding; 2,360 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2000: 9.52 ft, minor flooding; 3,360 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2001: 8.99 ft, action stage; 2,270 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2002: 8.84 ft, action stage; 1,760 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2003: 6.49 ft, below flood stage; 580 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2004: 9.73 ft, minor flooding; 4,098 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2004: 9.80 ft, minor flooding; 3,400 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2006: 9.09 ft, minor flooding; 2,100 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2007: 8.99 ft, action stage; 1,950 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2008: 8.73 ft, action stage; 1,610 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2008: 9.57 ft, minor floodingFeb 14, 2009: 9.10 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 2009: 9.53 ft, minor flooding; 3,020 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2010: 8.52 ft, action stage; 1,380 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2011: 9.37 ft, minor flooding; 2,650 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2012: 8.50 ft, action stage; 1,360 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2013: 11.02 ft, moderate flooding; 9,020 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2014: 9.28 ft, minor flooding; 2,460 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2015: 8.30 ft, action stage; 1,190 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2016: 8.76 ft, action stage; 1,410 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2017: 9.73 ft, minor flooding; 3,540 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2018: 10.03 ft, minor flooding; 3,680 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2019: 9.57 ft, minor flooding; 2,550 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 2019: 9.82 ft, minor flooding; 2,879 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2020: 9.94 ft, minor flooding; 3,220 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2021: 10.29 ft, minor flooding; 3,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2022: 9.22 ft, minor flooding; 1,400 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2022: 9.10 ft, minor flooding; 1,270 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2023: 9.92 ft, minor flooding; 2,300 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 2024: 9.49 ft, minor flooding; 1,950 cubic feet per second Highest, 13.80 ft, Mar 1, 1904 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Maple River at Maple Rapids 1900s: 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 3 1950s: 4 1960s: 5 1970s: 6 1980s: 5 1990s: 7 7 2000s: 7 2010s: 7 2020s: 6 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 84 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Maple River at Maple Rapids
1Mar 1, 190413.80+4.80Major—
2Sep 12, 198612.33+3.33Moderate8,770
3Oct 2, 198611.27+2.27Moderate4,400
4Mar 20, 194811.22+2.22Moderate6,500
5Apr 18, 201311.02+2.02Moderate9,020
6Jun 27, 202110.29+1.29Minor3,000
7Jul 8, 199410.27+1.27Minor5,610
8Mar 31, 196010.22+1.22Minor5,550
9Mar 5, 197610.17+1.17Minor5,400
10Feb 21, 201810.03+1.03Minor3,680
11Apr 6, 19479.97+0.97Minor4,810
12Feb 22, 19979.95+0.95Minor4,530
13May 19, 20209.94+0.94Minor3,220
14May 10, 19569.93+0.93Minor4,740
15Apr 6, 20239.92+0.92Minor2,300
16Mar 4, 19859.87+0.87Minor4,310
17Mar 17, 19829.86+0.86Minor4,280
18Oct 4, 20199.82+0.82Minor2,879
19May 24, 20049.80+0.80Minor3,400
20Mar 6, 20049.73+0.73Minor4,098
21Apr 7, 20179.73+0.73Minor3,540
22Mar 8, 19469.70+0.70Minor3,280
23Apr 22, 19679.64+0.64Minor3,810
24Apr 4, 19509.58+0.58Minor3,000
25Dec 30, 20089.57+0.57Minor—
26Mar 15, 20199.57+0.57Minor2,550
27Mar 21, 19629.56+0.56Minor3,570
28Mar 14, 19909.53+0.53Minor3,370
29May 1, 20099.53+0.53Minor3,020
30May 20, 20009.52+0.52Minor3,360
31Jan 30, 20249.49+0.49Minor1,950
32May 22, 19969.47+0.47Minor3,240
33Apr 1, 19789.44+0.44Minor3,770
34Mar 5, 19749.38+0.38Minor2,740
35Apr 29, 20119.37+0.37Minor2,650
36Feb 23, 19519.29+0.29Minor2,380
37Mar 24, 19599.29+0.29Minor2,830
38May 22, 20149.28+0.28Minor2,460
39Mar 30, 19939.26+0.26Minor2,780
40Sep 1, 19759.24+0.24Minor2,720
41Feb 21, 19819.24+0.24Minor2,720
42Feb 23, 20229.22+0.22Minor1,400
43Mar 22, 19729.13+0.13Minor2,500
44Jan 1, 19739.12+0.12Minor2,210
45Feb 14, 20099.10+0.10Minor—
46Mar 26, 20229.10+0.10Minor1,270
47Mar 15, 20069.09+0.09Minor2,100
48Nov 30, 19909.07+0.07Minor1,930
49Apr 10, 19659.04+0.04Minor2,330
50Apr 25, 19999.04+0.04Minor2,360

Other gauges in Clinton County

Flood gauges in Clinton County
Eagle7.08.89 ft, Feb 21, 20180

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MRPM4, 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.