diff --git a/autotest/test_binarygrid_util.py b/autotest/test_binarygrid_util.py
index fb4f09aa22..530257c4b6 100644
--- a/autotest/test_binarygrid_util.py
+++ b/autotest/test_binarygrid_util.py
@@ -17,6 +17,28 @@ def mfgrd_test_path(example_data_path):
 
 def test_mfgrddis_MfGrdFile(mfgrd_test_path):
     grb = MfGrdFile(mfgrd_test_path / "nwtp3.dis.grb", verbose=True)
+    assert grb.version == 1
+
+    nodes = grb.nodes
+    ia = grb.ia
+    shape = ia.shape[0]
+    assert shape == nodes + 1, f"ia size ({shape}) not equal to {nodes + 1}"
+
+    nnz = ia[-1]
+    ja = grb.ja
+    shape = ja.shape[0]
+    assert shape == nnz, f"ja size ({shape}) not equal to {nnz}"
+
+    modelgrid = grb.modelgrid
+    assert isinstance(modelgrid, StructuredGrid)
+
+    assert grb.crs is None
+
+
+def test_mfgrddis_MfGrdFile_v2(mfgrd_test_path):
+    grb = MfGrdFile(mfgrd_test_path / "flow_v2.dis.grb", verbose=True)
+    assert grb.version == 2
+
     nodes = grb.nodes
     ia = grb.ia
     shape = ia.shape[0]
@@ -30,6 +52,8 @@ def test_mfgrddis_MfGrdFile(mfgrd_test_path):
     modelgrid = grb.modelgrid
     assert isinstance(modelgrid, StructuredGrid)
 
+    assert grb.crs == "EPSG:26916"
+
 
 def test_mfgrddis_modelgrid(mfgrd_test_path):
     fn = mfgrd_test_path / "nwtp3.dis.grb"
@@ -62,6 +86,7 @@ def test_mfgrddis_modelgrid(mfgrd_test_path):
 def test_mfgrddisv_MfGrdFile(mfgrd_test_path):
     fn = mfgrd_test_path / "flow.disv.grb"
     grb = MfGrdFile(fn, verbose=True)
+    assert grb.version == 1
 
     nodes = grb.nodes
     ia = grb.ia
@@ -114,6 +139,7 @@ def test_mfgrddisv_modelgrid(mfgrd_test_path):
 def test_mfgrddisu_MfGrdFile(mfgrd_test_path):
     fn = mfgrd_test_path / "keating.disu.grb"
     grb = MfGrdFile(fn, verbose=True)
+    assert grb.version == 1
 
     nodes = grb.nodes
     ia = grb.ia
diff --git a/examples/data/mfgrd_test/flow_v2.dis.grb b/examples/data/mfgrd_test/flow_v2.dis.grb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd2649528c
Binary files /dev/null and b/examples/data/mfgrd_test/flow_v2.dis.grb differ
diff --git a/flopy/mf6/utils/binarygrid_util.py b/flopy/mf6/utils/binarygrid_util.py
index 4fe45e0b0b..8cc7e0f7b0 100644
--- a/flopy/mf6/utils/binarygrid_util.py
+++ b/flopy/mf6/utils/binarygrid_util.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def __init__(self, filename, precision="double", verbose=False):
         # version
         line = self.read_text(self._initial_len).strip()
         t = line.split()
-        self._version = t[1]
+        self._version = int(t[1])
 
         # ntxt
         line = self.read_text(self._initial_len).strip()
@@ -152,7 +152,10 @@ def __init__(self, filename, precision="double", verbose=False):
             self._datadict[key] = v
 
             if self.verbose:
-                if nd == 0:
+                if (
+                    nd == 0 or
+                    dt == str
+                ):
                     print(f"  {key} = {v}")
                 else:
                     print(f"  {key}: min = {v.min()} max = {v.max()}")
@@ -345,6 +348,17 @@ def _get_cellcenters(self):
         return xycellcenters
 
     # properties
+    @property
+    def version(self):
+        """
+        MODFLOW 6 grid file version.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        version : int
+        """
+        return self._version
+
     @property
     def grid_type(self):
         """
@@ -747,3 +761,17 @@ def cell2d(self):
         else:
             vertices, cell2d = None, None
         return vertices, cell2d
+
+    @property
+    def crs(self):
+        """
+        CRS user input string (version 2 GRB file only).
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        crs : str or None
+        """
+        crs = None
+        if "CRS" in self._datadict:
+            crs = self._datadict["CRS"]
+        return crs