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Trap Rock River near Lake Linden

Highest listed crest 10.82 ftFlood stage 10.5 ft57 crests since 1967

The Trap Rock River near Lake Linden crested above flood stage 4 times among the 57 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1967 to 2024. The highest, 10.82 ft on May 9, 2014, was minor flooding, 0.32 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.82 ft
May 9, 2014; 1,130 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.5 ft
Major flooding from 13.5 ft
Crests at major
0
4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 9, 2014
10.82 ft, minor flooding
Location
Houghton County
Michigan

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Trap Rock River near Lake Linden
Action stage9.510Apr 13, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.54May 9, 2014Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.50—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

57 crests from 1967 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Trap Rock River near Lake Linden, 1967 to 2024 468101214ft Flood stage 10.5 ftMajor 13.5 ft Apr 15, 1967: 7.80 ft, below flood stage; 668 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1968: 8.35 ft, below flood stage; 865 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1969: 8.47 ft, below flood stage; 858 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1970: 7.52 ft, below flood stage; 639 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1971: 8.23 ft, below flood stage; 756 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1972: 9.30 ft, below flood stage; 1,180 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1973: 6.20 ft, below flood stage; 410 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1974: 9.07 ft, below flood stage; 1,090 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1975: 7.51 ft, below flood stage; 632 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1976: 8.73 ft, below flood stage; 978 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1977: 7.77 ft, below flood stage; 700 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1978: 7.10 ft, below flood stage; 556 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1979: 10.72 ft, minor flooding; 1,590 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1980: 8.24 ft, below flood stage; 760 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1981: 7.78 ft, below flood stage; 656 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1982: 9.67 ft, action stage; 1,110 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1983: 7.29 ft, below flood stage; 522 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1984: 7.69 ft, below flood stage; 602 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1985: 9.04 ft, below flood stage; 892 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1987: 5.84 ft, below flood stage; 280 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 1988: 9.95 ft, action stage; 1,170 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 1988: 10.11 ft, action stage; 1,160 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1990: 7.93 ft, below flood stage; 619 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1991: 8.63 ft, below flood stage; 645 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1992: 8.98 ft, below flood stage; 762 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1993: 6.68 ft, below flood stage; 345 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1994: 8.70 ft, below flood stage; 661 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1995: 7.55 ft, below flood stage; 451 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1996: 8.83 ft, below flood stage; 691 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1997: 7.57 ft, below flood stage; 453 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1998: 10.53 ft, minor flooding; 1,130 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1999: 8.59 ft, below flood stage; 636 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2000: 6.60 ft, below flood stage; 335 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2001: 10.39 ft, action stage; 987 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2002: 9.28 ft, below flood stage; 707 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2003: 9.87 ft, action stage; 851 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2004: 9.57 ft, action stage; 870 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2005: 8.12 ft, below flood stage; 543 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2006: 9.22 ft, below flood stage; 765 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2007: 8.56 ft, below flood stage; 620 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2008: 9.01 ft, below flood stage; 739 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2009: 9.15 ft, below flood stage; 798 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2010: 6.51 ft, below flood stage; 314 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2011: 9.31 ft, below flood stage; 946 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2012: 8.95 ft, below flood stage; 745 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2013: 10.56 ft, minor flooding; 1,070 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2014: 10.82 ft, minor flooding; 1,130 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2015: 9.65 ft, action stage; 869 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2016: 8.51 ft, below flood stage; 582 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2017: 9.21 ft, below flood stage; 778 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2018: 9.63 ft, action stage; 865 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2019: 9.62 ft, action stageApr 4, 2020: 7.33 ft, below flood stage; 376 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2021: 8.04 ft, below flood stage; 489 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2022: 9.26 ft, below flood stage; 788 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2023: 9.60 ft, action stage; 776 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2024: 6.67 ft, below flood stage; 297 cubic feet per second Highest, 10.82 ft, May 9, 2014 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Trap Rock River near Lake Linden 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2 2020s: 0 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 57 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Trap Rock River near Lake Linden
1May 9, 201410.82+0.32Minor1,130
2May 10, 197910.72+0.22Minor1,590
3Apr 30, 201310.56+0.06Minor1,070
4Mar 30, 199810.53+0.03Minor1,130
5Apr 21, 200110.39−0.11Action987
6Nov 16, 198810.11−0.39Action1,160
7Aug 17, 19889.95−0.55Action1,170
8May 12, 20039.87−0.63Action851
9Apr 25, 19829.67−0.83Action1,110
10Apr 13, 20159.65−0.85Action869
11Oct 10, 20189.63−0.87Action865
12Apr 23, 20199.62−0.88Action—
13Apr 13, 20239.60−0.90Action776
14Apr 19, 20049.57−0.93Action870
15Jun 23, 20119.31−1.19Below flood stage946
16May 2, 19729.30−1.20Below flood stage1,180
17Apr 16, 20029.28−1.22Below flood stage707
18Apr 25, 20229.26−1.24Below flood stage788
19Apr 13, 20069.22−1.28Below flood stage765
20Apr 27, 20179.21−1.29Below flood stage778
21Apr 25, 20099.15−1.35Below flood stage798
22Apr 22, 19749.07−1.43Below flood stage1,090
23Apr 22, 19859.04−1.46Below flood stage892
24Apr 22, 20089.01−1.49Below flood stage739
25Apr 21, 19928.98−1.52Below flood stage762
26Mar 19, 20128.95−1.55Below flood stage745
27Jun 29, 19968.83−1.67Below flood stage691
28Apr 15, 19768.73−1.77Below flood stage978
29Apr 26, 19948.70−1.80Below flood stage661
30Apr 7, 19918.63−1.87Below flood stage645
31May 8, 19998.59−1.91Below flood stage636
32Mar 26, 20078.56−1.94Below flood stage620
33Apr 18, 20168.51−1.99Below flood stage582
34Apr 13, 19698.47−2.03Below flood stage858
35Jun 11, 19688.35−2.15Below flood stage865
36Apr 20, 19808.24−2.26Below flood stage760
37Apr 17, 19718.23−2.27Below flood stage756
38Apr 10, 20058.12−2.38Below flood stage543
39Apr 6, 20218.04−2.46Below flood stage489
40Mar 16, 19907.93−2.57Below flood stage619
41Apr 15, 19677.80−2.70Below flood stage668
42Apr 11, 19817.78−2.72Below flood stage656
43Mar 29, 19777.77−2.73Below flood stage700
44Apr 16, 19847.69−2.81Below flood stage602
45Apr 6, 19977.57−2.93Below flood stage453
46May 14, 19957.55−2.95Below flood stage451
47May 10, 19707.52−2.98Below flood stage639
48Apr 23, 19757.51−2.99Below flood stage632
49Apr 4, 20207.33−3.17Below flood stage376
50Apr 27, 19837.29−3.21Below flood stage522

Other gauges in Houghton County

Flood gauges in Houghton County
Chassell10.511.47 ft, Apr 8, 19970

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TRRM4, 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.