Chocolay River near Harvey
Marquette County, Michigan
The past week
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What floods at each level
- 14.5 ft
Water reaches the bottom of the M-28 bridge
- 13.5 ft
Green Garden Road may be closed. Mangum Road will be covered in water and may be closed. Flood waters reach the April 1985 high water mark
- 12 ft
Homes in low-lying areas along Riverside Road and homes in the 200 block of Timber Lane will be inundated. Backwater effects near the mouth of the river may impact homes on Motel Drive
- 11.5 ft
The fishing pier and parking lot near the M-28 bridge will be under water. Timber Lane and Riverside Road may be closed. Homes along Timber Lane...and some along Riverside Road...will experience extensive flooding
- 10 ft
Water inundates the entire parking lot at the M-28 bridge...and the fishing pier begins to be submerged. Water inundates low lying areas along Timber Lane and Riverside Road downstream of the river gauge site
- 9 ft
Water begins to inundate the parking lot where M-28 crosses the Chocolay River...as well as low lying areas along Timber Lane and towards the mouth of the river
Highest crests on record
| Date | Level | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1985 | 13.5 ft | 5,400 cfs |
| May 12, 2006 | 11.7 ft | — |
| Apr 18, 2026 | 11.6 ft | — |
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