Rivers in Ohio

Ohio River at Wellsville

Columbiana County, OhioNWS WLVO1Moon Township office

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood16.00 ft
Moderate flood14.00 ft
Minor flood11.00 ft
Action9.00 ft
  1. 31.00 ftWater overtops the Corp of Engineers flood wall and water begins to flow into the town of Wellsville.
  2. 20.20 ftFlood waters reach the levels of flooding from Hurricane Ivan of September 19, 2004.
  3. 18.00 ftWater reaches the restaurant near the north end of the Lisbon Street Bridge.
  4. 16.00 ftLittle Yellow Creek reaches bankful at the Lisbon Street Bridge. This area is not protected by the flood wall and the installation of flood gates at the Corps of Engineers local flood protection project.
  5. 14.00 ftResidential basements flood on Wells Avenue at the north end of town. This area is not protected by the flood wall and the installation of flood gates at the Corps of Engineers local flood protection project.
  6. 13.00 ftThe picnic pavilion at the marina on Little Yellow Creek begins to flood. This area is not protected by the flood wall and the installation of flood gates at the Corps of Engineers flood protection project.
  7. 11.00 ftThe parking lot of the marina outside the river wall begins to flood. This area is not protected by the flood wall and the installation of flood gates at the Corps of Engineers flood protection project.
  8. 9.00 ftPumping operations begin at the corps of engineers local flood protection project
  9. 7.00 ftPreparations begin for activating pumps for local flood protection project

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, October to December

CategoryChance
Minor flooding10%
Moderate floodingUnder 5%
Major floodingUnder 5%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 29, 2026.

Crest history

5 crests on NOAA’s list since 1996.

#DateStage
1January 20, 199620.90 ft
2September 18, 200420.20 ft
3January 6, 200516.70 ft
4April 4, 202414.00 ft
5April 13, 202410.40 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 13, 2024: 10.40 ft
  • April 4, 2024: 14.00 ft
  • January 6, 2005: 16.70 ft
  • September 18, 2004: 20.20 ft
  • January 20, 1996: 20.90 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Ohio River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. The above river forecast includes future rainfall/snowmelt. Forecast stages may be different if the actual rainfall/snowmelt is different than the forecast rainfall/snowmelt. Stage may be affected by ice.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.