A drone shot shows the flooding along the Sturgeon River in Cheboygan County on April 14,
© Charles Dawley and Little Traverse ConservancyA drone shot shows the flooding along the Sturgeon River in Cheboygan County on April 14, 2026. Just one mile south of downtown Indian River, the Little Traverse Conservancy protects an expanse of over 50 acres, where the Sturgeon River winds for 1,850 feet along its banks.
Heavy rains and storms are staying in the forecast as floodwaters swamped areas across Northern Michigan on April 14, 2026.

The dangerously rising waters have prompted evacuations in some residential areas, triggered the failure of small dams, and has state and local officials closely monitoring larger dams near populated areas as high water threatens to overtop them and flood areas downstream.

The Little Traverse Conservancy flew a drone over some of its preservation areas to monitor flooding in Petoskey, Conway, Alanson, Indian River and Pigeon River. (Video provided by Charles Dawley and Little Traverse Conservancy)

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