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Paw Paw River at Riverside

Highest listed crest 11.80 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft64 crests since 1952

The Paw Paw River at Riverside crested above flood stage 2 times among the 64 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1952 to 2021. The highest, 11.80 ft on February 23, 2018, was minor flooding, 0.80 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.80 ft
February 23, 2018; 4,240 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 22.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 23, 2018
11.80 ft, minor flooding
Location
Berrien County
Michigan

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Paw Paw River at Riverside
Action stage10.09Jul 1, 2021The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.02Feb 23, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage22.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

64 crests from 1952 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Paw Paw River at Riverside, 1952 to 2021 510152025ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 22.0 ft Jan 23, 1952: 8.72 ft, below flood stage; 1,650 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1953: 7.67 ft, below flood stage; 825 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1954: 8.14 ft, below flood stage; 1,120 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 1954: 8.69 ft, below flood stage; 1,570 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1956: 8.60 ft, below flood stage; 1,480 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1957: 7.73 ft, below flood stage; 815 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1958: 8.20 ft, below flood stage; 1,080 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1959: 7.75 ft, below flood stage; 875 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1960: 8.91 ft, below flood stage; 1,620 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1961: 8.05 ft, below flood stage; 980 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1962: 8.25 ft, below flood stage; 985 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1963: 8.98 ft, below flood stage; 1,530 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1964: 8.34 ft, below flood stage; 1,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1965: 8.40 ft, below flood stage; 1,020 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 1965: 8.58 ft, below flood stage; 1,020 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1968: 9.32 ft, below flood stage; 2,140 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1969: 9.23 ft, below flood stage; 1,350 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1970: 8.53 ft, below flood stage; 1,220 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1971: 8.73 ft, below flood stage; 1,380 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1972: 8.21 ft, below flood stage; 1,170 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1973: 9.49 ft, below flood stage; 2,100 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1974: 9.03 ft, below flood stage; 1,610 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1975: 9.49 ft, below flood stage; 2,070 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1976: 8.87 ft, below flood stage; 1,500 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1977: 8.32 ft, below flood stage; 1,110 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1978: 8.51 ft, below flood stage; 1,230 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1979: 10.11 ft, action stage; 2,830 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1980: 8.33 ft, below flood stage; 1,170 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1981: 9.16 ft, below flood stage; 1,910 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1982: 10.11 ft, action stage; 2,650 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1984: 8.57 ft, below flood stage; 1,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1985: 10.42 ft, action stage; 2,980 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 1985: 8.43 ft, below flood stage; 1,180 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1986: 10.90 ft, action stage; 3,580 cubic feet per secondNov 14, 1988: 9.24 ft, below flood stage; 1,760 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 1990: 9.86 ft, below flood stage; 2,330 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 1991: 8.92 ft, below flood stage; 1,510 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1993: 9.22 ft, below flood stage; 1,750 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1994: 9.90 ft, below flood stage; 1,800 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1996: 7.81 ft, below flood stage; 858 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1997: 10.66 ft, action stage; 3,110 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1998: 8.62 ft, below flood stage; 1,230 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1999: 9.18 ft, below flood stage; 1,620 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2000: 8.94 ft, below flood stage; 1,450 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2001: 9.42 ft, below flood stage; 1,820 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2002: 8.80 ft, below flood stage; 1,350 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2003: 8.12 ft, below flood stage; 945 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2004: 9.05 ft, below flood stage; 1,600 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2005: 7.90 ft, below flood stageJan 16, 2005: 10.18 ft, action stage; 2,590 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2006: 8.22 ft, below flood stage; 1,020 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2007: 8.59 ft, below flood stage; 1,290 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2008: 11.24 ft, minor flooding; 3,870 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2009: 9.05 ft, below flood stage; 1,520 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2011: 9.24 ft, below flood stage; 1,750 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 2012: 8.00 ft, below flood stage; 961 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2013: 9.97 ft, below flood stage; 2,380 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 2014: 9.12 ft, below flood stage; 1,600 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 2016: 9.70 ft, below flood stage; 2,130 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2017: 9.38 ft, below flood stage; 1,670 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2018: 11.80 ft, minor flooding; 4,240 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2019: 10.12 ft, action stage; 2,280 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2020: 10.01 ft, action stage; 2,090 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2021: 10.02 ft, action stage; 2,200 cubic feet per second Highest, 11.80 ft, Feb 23, 2018 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Paw Paw River at Riverside 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 1 2010s: 1 2020s: 0 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 64 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Paw Paw River at Riverside
1Feb 23, 201811.80+0.80Minor4,240
2Sep 17, 200811.24+0.24Minor3,870
3Oct 4, 198610.90−0.10Action3,580
4Feb 24, 199710.66−0.34Action3,110
5Feb 27, 198510.42−0.58Action2,980
6Jan 16, 200510.18−0.82Action2,590
7May 3, 201910.12−0.88Action2,280
8Mar 9, 197910.11−0.89Action2,830
9Mar 18, 198210.11−0.89Action2,650
10Jul 1, 202110.02−0.98Action2,200
11Jan 15, 202010.01−0.99Action2,090
12Apr 21, 20139.97−1.03Below flood stage2,380
13Feb 24, 19949.90−1.10Below flood stage1,800
14Dec 1, 19909.86−1.14Below flood stage2,330
15Aug 21, 20169.70−1.30Below flood stage2,130
16Jan 4, 19739.49−1.51Below flood stage2,100
17Apr 23, 19759.49−1.51Below flood stage2,070
18Feb 10, 20019.42−1.58Below flood stage1,820
19Mar 31, 20179.38−1.62Below flood stage1,670
20Feb 6, 19689.32−1.68Below flood stage2,140
21Nov 14, 19889.24−1.76Below flood stage1,760
22May 1, 20119.24−1.76Below flood stage1,750
23Feb 2, 19699.23−1.77Below flood stage1,350
24Jan 5, 19939.22−1.78Below flood stage1,750
25Apr 26, 19999.18−1.82Below flood stage1,620
26Feb 23, 19819.16−1.84Below flood stage1,910
27Nov 28, 20149.12−1.88Below flood stage1,600
28Mar 6, 20049.05−1.95Below flood stage1,600
29Oct 31, 20099.05−1.95Below flood stage1,520
30Jan 26, 19749.03−1.97Below flood stage1,610
31Mar 27, 19638.98−2.02Below flood stage1,530
32May 23, 20008.94−2.06Below flood stage1,450
33Dec 3, 19918.92−2.08Below flood stage1,510
34Apr 2, 19608.91−2.09Below flood stage1,620
35Feb 22, 19768.87−2.13Below flood stage1,500
36Mar 12, 20028.80−2.20Below flood stage1,350
37Feb 25, 19718.73−2.27Below flood stage1,380
38Jan 23, 19528.72−2.28Below flood stage1,650
39Oct 18, 19548.69−2.31Below flood stage1,570
40Jan 10, 19988.62−2.38Below flood stage1,230
41May 3, 19568.60−2.40Below flood stage1,480
42Mar 15, 20078.59−2.41Below flood stage1,290
43Dec 26, 19658.58−2.42Below flood stage1,020
44Feb 17, 19848.57−2.43Below flood stage1,200
45Apr 14, 19708.53−2.47Below flood stage1,220
46Mar 26, 19788.51−2.49Below flood stage1,230
47Nov 20, 19858.43−2.57Below flood stage1,180
48Feb 14, 19658.40−2.60Below flood stage1,020
49Apr 8, 19648.34−2.66Below flood stage1,100
50Apr 14, 19808.33−2.67Below flood stage1,170

Other gauges in Berrien County

Flood gauges in Berrien County
Niles11.017.33 ft, Feb 22, 20182

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RIVM4, 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.