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Menominee River at White Rapids

Highest listed crest 15.05 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft14 crests since 2001

The Menominee River at White Rapids crested above flood stage 2 times among the 14 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2001 to 2023. The highest, 15.05 ft on April 18, 2023, was minor flooding, 1.05 feet above flood stage. 6 other gauges on the Menominee River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
15.05 ft
April 18, 2023
Flood stage
14.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 18, 2023
15.05 ft, minor flooding
Location
Menominee County
Michigan

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Menominee River at White Rapids
Action stage11.010Apr 16, 2022The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)14.02Apr 18, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

14 crests from 2001 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Menominee River at White Rapids, 2001 to 2023 1012141618ft Flood stage 14.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Apr 13, 2001: 11.17 ft, action stage; 10,400 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2002: 14.98 ft, minor flooding; 22,200 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2003: 11.81 ft, action stage; 11,900 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2004: 12.68 ft, action stage; 14,400 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2008: 11.60 ft, action stage; 11,300 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2013: 12.78 ft, action stage; 15,600 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2015: 12.00 ft, action stage; 12,800 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2016: 10.84 ft, below flood stage; 9,770 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 2018: 11.37 ft, action stage; 10,600 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2019: 13.78 ft, action stage; 18,700 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2020: 11.95 ft, action stage; 13,100 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2021: 10.31 ft, below flood stage; 8,270 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2022: 12.23 ft, action stage; 14,400 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2023: 15.05 ft, minor flooding Highest, 15.05 ft, Apr 18, 2023 2005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Menominee River at White Rapids 2000s: 1 1 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 2000s2010s2020s
  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

Highest listed crests, Menominee River at White Rapids
1Apr 18, 202315.05+1.05Minor—
2Apr 18, 200214.98+0.98Minor22,200
3Apr 25, 201913.78−0.22Action18,700
4May 4, 201312.78−1.22Action15,600
5Apr 22, 200412.68−1.32Action14,400
6Apr 16, 202212.23−1.77Action14,400
7May 28, 201512.00−2.00Action12,800
8May 1, 202011.95−2.05Action13,100
9May 14, 200311.81−2.19Action11,900
10Apr 24, 200811.60−2.40Action11,300
11Sep 5, 201811.37−2.63Action10,600
12Apr 13, 200111.17−2.83Action10,400
13Mar 19, 201610.84−3.16Below flood stage9,770
14Mar 25, 202110.31−3.69Below flood stage8,270

The worst floods along the Menominee River

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

April 18, 2023: 15.05 ft here, minor flooding

  • McAllisterWI · Apr 18, 2023 · 18.56 ft · Moderate
  • VulcanMI · Apr 16, 2023 · 17.36 ft · Moderate
  • NiagaraWI · Apr 16, 2023 · 15.42 ft · Moderate
  • FlorenceWI · Apr 16, 2023 · 11.29 ft · Moderate
  • Twin FallsWI · Apr 16, 2023 · 21.07 ft · Minor
  • KossMI · Apr 18, 2023 · 17.46 ft · Minor

April 18, 2002: 14.98 ft here, minor flooding

  • NiagaraWI · Apr 19, 2002 · 16.22 ft · Major · its highest
  • McAllisterWI · Apr 20, 2002 · 18.33 ft · Moderate
  • VulcanMI · Apr 19, 2002 · 17.72 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • FlorenceWI · Apr 17, 2002 · 12.21 ft · Moderate
  • Twin FallsWI · Apr 18, 2002 · 22.23 ft · Minor
  • KossMI · Apr 20, 2002 · 17.23 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Menominee River

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

Flood gauges on the Menominee River
FlorenceWI9.013.81 ft, Jul 2, 19532
Twin FallsWI20.524.05 ft, Apr 26, 19600
NiagaraWI13.016.22 ft, Apr 19, 20021
VulcanMI15.017.72 ft, Apr 19, 20020
PembineMI16.018.94 ft, Dec 17, 19851
White Rapids this gaugeMI14.015.05 ft, Apr 18, 20230
KossMI17.019.60 ft, May 10, 19600
McAllisterWI15.020.00 ft, May 9, 19602

Other gauges in Menominee County

Flood gauges in Menominee County
Koss17.019.60 ft, May 10, 19600
Pembine16.018.94 ft, Dec 17, 19851

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BANM4, 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.