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Weather Forecast Office Detroit/Pontiac, MI North Central River Forecast Center

This probabilistic forecast is issued by the North Central River Forecast Center.
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Saginaw River at Saginaw Exceedance Forecast Graph
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Forecasts for the Saginaw River at Saginaw are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:24
Moderate Flood Stage:19
Flood Stage:17
Action Stage:15

Historical Crests
(1) 24.90 ft on 03/30/1904
(2) 24.30 ft on 03/31/1916
(3) 24.16 ft on 09/15/1986
(4) 24.10 ft on 05/24/1912
(5) 24.05 ft on 03/29/1984
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Saginaw River at Saginaw location map

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22.0 SOME BASEMENTS IN DOWNTOWN STORES FLOOD
19.0 ADJACENT LOWLANDS BEGIN TO FLOOD
18.0 HOUSES ON RIVERSIDE BEGIN TO FLOOD. WICKS PARK AND GREEN POINT NATURE AREA IN SAGINAW FLOOD
17.0 Water begins to flow onto access road behind houses on Riverside drive from both ends.

Other Data Sources:
Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Saginaw
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Saginaw
   

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