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Pine River (E Upper MI) near Rudyard

Highest listed crest 19.61 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft18 crests since 1981

The Pine River (E Upper MI) near Rudyard crested above flood stage 2 times among the 18 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1981 to 2025. The highest, 19.61 ft on October 11, 2018, was moderate flooding, 2.61 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.61 ft
October 11, 2018; 4,870 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
17.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
October 11, 2018
19.61 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Chippewa County
Michigan

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Pine River (E Upper MI) near Rudyard
Action stage15.02Apr 12, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.01Nov 18, 2013Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage19.01Oct 11, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

18 crests from 1981 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Pine River (E Upper MI) near Rudyard, 1981 to 2025 8101214161820ft Flood stage 17.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Apr 4, 1981: 12.35 ft, below flood stage; 2,600 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1998: 10.79 ft, below flood stage; 2,200 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2012: 8.36 ft, below flood stage; 2,120 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2013: 10.02 ft, below flood stage; 2,180 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 2013: 10.63 ft, below flood stage; 2,212 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 2013: 18.12 ft, minor flooding; 4,350 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 2014: 12.82 ft, below flood stage; 2,940 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 2017: 12.61 ft, below flood stage; 2,900 cubic feet per secondOct 25, 2017: 11.28 ft, below flood stage; 2,484 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 2018: 19.61 ft, moderate flooding; 4,870 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2019: 15.58 ft, action stage; 3,610 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2020: 13.06 ft, below flood stage; 2,860 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 2020: 12.64 ft, below flood stage; 2,740 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2021: 9.10 ft, below flood stageApr 7, 2022: 14.30 ft, below flood stageApr 12, 2023: 16.47 ft, action stage; 3,880 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2024: 10.83 ft, below flood stage; 2,240 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2025: 13.11 ft, below flood stage; 2,878 cubic feet per second Highest, 19.61 ft, Oct 11, 2018 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Pine River (E Upper MI) near Rudyard 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2 2020s: 0 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. 60 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 17.62 ft on Jun 18, 1975; 14.17 ft on Apr 3, 1976; 7.50 ft on Apr 17, 1976; 10.43 ft on Apr 13, 1977; 7.88 ft on Apr 22, 1977; 7.04 ft on Nov 21, 1977; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Pine River (E Upper MI) near Rudyard
1Oct 11, 201819.61+2.61Moderate4,870
2Nov 18, 201318.12+1.12Minor4,350
3Apr 12, 202316.47−0.53Action3,880
4Apr 18, 201915.58−1.42Action3,610
5Apr 7, 202214.30−2.70Below flood stage—
6Mar 16, 202513.11−3.89Below flood stage2,878
7Apr 30, 202013.06−3.94Below flood stage2,860
8Oct 14, 201412.82−4.18Below flood stage2,940
9Oct 23, 202012.64−4.36Below flood stage2,740
10Jul 13, 201712.61−4.39Below flood stage2,900
11Apr 4, 198112.35−4.65Below flood stage2,600
12Oct 25, 201711.28−5.72Below flood stage2,484
13Apr 29, 202410.83−6.17Below flood stage2,240
14Apr 1, 199810.79−6.21Below flood stage2,200
15Nov 1, 201310.63−6.37Below flood stage2,212
16Apr 19, 201310.02−6.98Below flood stage2,180
17Mar 24, 20219.10−7.90Below flood stage—
18Jun 19, 20128.36−8.64Below flood stage2,120

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RUDM4, 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.