Flood Warning issued April 30 at 11:57AM CDT until May 4 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Marquette MI

Detalles

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Michigan...

Michigamme River near Witch Lake affecting Dickinson and
Marquette Counties.

Michigamme River near Republic affecting Marquette County.

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Michigan...

Michigamme River near Crystal Falls (Michigamme) affecting Iron
County.

.Snow melt and increased reservoir releases will cause the river
flows to become high. Expect minor flooding downstream from the dam.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Michigamme River near Witch Lake.

* WHEN...Until Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Water inundates low lying areas along the
river in Republic and South Republic...and will impact the yards
of homes near Bengtson bridge on County Road LI in South Republic
At 8.5 feet, Water begins to cover County Road LG 2.6 miles
northwest of M-95
At 9.0 feet, Water impacts the yards and a few homes near Bengtson
bridge on County Road LI in South Republic and along Floodwood
Drive near the Michigamme River east of M-95. Approximately 6
inches of water is covering portions of County Road LG northwest
of M-95
At 11.0 feet, Flood waters cover significant portions of County
Road LG between M-95 and Michigamme Dam. Houses near Bengtson
Bridge in South Republic are further impacted by flood waters

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:10 AM CDT Thursday /12:10 PM EDT Thursday/ the stage
was 10.0 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 8.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:10 AM CDT Thursday /12:10 PM EDT Thursday/ was
10.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Sunday morning and continue falling to 7.5 feet Thursday, May
07.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
9.9 feet on 05/07/1975.
- www.weather.gov/safety/flood