Rivers and flooding in Ohio
306 river gauges the National Weather Service watches in Ohio, 4 at action stage or in flood now. Each has its forecast, flood stages and impacts, and its crest history.
Flooding now
Flood outlook
Significant river flooding over the next five days, and each gauge’s chance of flooding over the next three months.
Significant river flooding is occurring in Ohio through September 25.
Significant flooding is already occurring or is forecast to occur during the outlook period.
Most likely to flood, September to November
- Cuyahoga River at Independence9% chance of major flooding
- Blanchard River at Findlay7% chance of major flooding
- Stillwater Creek at Uhrichsville6% chance of major flooding
- Mahoning River at Leavittsburg6% chance of major flooding
- Cuyahoga River at Old Portage6% chance of major flooding
- Mad River near Springfield13% chance of moderate flooding
- Huron River at Milan13% chance of moderate flooding
- Tiffin River at Stryker8% chance of moderate flooding
- Auglaize River at Ft. Jennings10% chance of moderate flooding
- Scioto River at Piketon9% chance of moderate flooding
- Hocking River at Enterprise9% chance of moderate flooding
- Mahoning River at Warren5% chance of major flooding
58 of the 81 gauges the River Forecast Centers forecast in Ohio have a stated chance of flooding in this period.
Abram Creek
Alum Creek
Auglaize River
Baker Creek
Baldwin Creek
Bean Creek
Big Creek
Big Darby Creek
Big Walnut Creek
Black Fork Mohican River
Black River
Blacklick Creek
Blanchard River
Bokengahalas Creek
Brandywine Creek
Brushy Fork
Buck Creek
Caesar Creek
Captina Creek
Chagrin River
Chippewa Creek
Chippewa Creek (Cuyahoga)
Clear Creek
Clear Fork Mohican River
Conneaut Creek
Crab Creek
Cuyahoga River
- Cuyahoga River at Harvard Avenue near Newburgh HeightsNo flood stages set
- Cuyahoga River at Hiram RapidsBelow flood stage
- Cuyahoga River at IndependenceBelow flood stage
- Cuyahoga River at JaiteBelow flood stage
- Cuyahoga River at Old PortageBelow flood stage
- Cuyahoga River at Rivergate Park at ClevelandNo flood stages set
Deer Creek
Doan Brook
Duck Creek
Eagle Creek
Eagle Creek (Trumbull Co)
East Branch Nimishillen Creek
East Branch Rocky River
East Fork Duck Creek
East Fork Little Miami River
Euclid Creek
Grand River
Great Miami River
- Great Miami River at DaytonBelow flood stage
- Great Miami River at FranklinBelow flood stage
- Great Miami River at HamiltonBelow flood stage
- Great Miami River at MiamisburgBelow flood stage
- Great Miami River at MiamitownBelow flood stage
- Great Miami River at MiddletownBelow flood stage
- Great Miami River at PiquaBelow flood stage
- Great Miami River at SidneyBelow flood stage
- Great Miami River at TaylorsvilleBelow flood stage
- Great Miami River at TroyBelow flood stage
- Great Miami River at West CarrolltonNo flood stages set
Greenville Creek
Ground Water
Hellbranch Run
Hocking River
Honey Creek
Huff Run
Huron River
Indian Creek
Killbuck Creek
Kokosing River
Lake Erie
Lake Fork Mohican River
Leatherwood Creek
Licking River (OH)
Little Auglaize River
Little Beaver Creek
Little Cuyahoga River
Little Darby Creek
Little Flatrock Creek
Little Killbuck Creek
Little Miami River
Little Muskingum
Little Stillwater Creek
Loramie Creek
Lye Creek
Mad River
Mahoning River
- Mahoning River at AllianceBelow flood stage
- Mahoning River at Berlin DamBelow flood stage
- Mahoning River at Berlin DamBelow flood stage
- Mahoning River at Lake MiltonBelow flood stage
- Mahoning River at Lake Milton at PricetownBelow flood stage
- Mahoning River at LeavittsburgBelow flood stage
- Mahoning River at LowellvilleBelow flood stage
- Mahoning River at WarrenBelow flood stage
- Mahoning River at YoungstownBelow flood stage
Massies Creek
Maumee River
Middle Branch Nimishillen Creek
Mill Creek
Minnie Creek
Mosquito Creek
Muskingum River
Nimishillen Creek
North Fork Licking River (OH)
Ohio Brush Creek
Ohio River
- Ohio RiverBelow flood stage
- Ohio River at East LiverpoolReading out of date
- Ohio River at Hannibal Lock and DamBelow flood stage
- Ohio River at IrontonBelow flood stage
- Ohio River at Marietta PumphouseBelow flood stage
- Ohio River at Meldahl DamBelow flood stage
- Ohio River at New Cumberland Lock and DamBelow flood stage
- Ohio River at PomeroyReading out of date
- Ohio River at PortsmouthBelow flood stage
- Ohio River at Powhatan PointReading out of date
- Ohio River at SardisNo flood stages set
- Ohio River at SteubenvilleReading out of date
- Ohio River at WellsvilleReading out of date
- Ohio River at Willow Island LockBelow flood stage
Old Woman Creek
Olentangy River
Ottawa River
Paint Creek
Plum Creek
Portage River
Pymatuning Creek
Raccoon Creek
Rattlesnake Creek
Riley Creek
Rock Creek
Rocky Fork
Rocky Fork (Mohican River)
Rocky River
Salt Fork
Sandusky River
Sandy Creek
Scioto River
- Scioto River at ChillicotheBelow flood stage
- Scioto River at CirclevilleBelow flood stage
- Scioto River at Columbus 5th AvenueNo flood stages set
- Scioto River at Commercial PointBelow flood stage
- Scioto River at DublinNo flood stages set
- Scioto River at Frank RoadBelow flood stage
- Scioto River at HigbyNo flood stages set
- Scioto River at KentonNo flood stages set
- Scioto River at LarueAction stage
- Scioto River at O'Shaughnessy ReservoirNo flood stages set
- Scioto River at PiketonBelow flood stage
- Scioto River at ProspectBelow flood stage
Seneca Fork
Sevenmile Creek
Shade River
Sharon Creek
Short Creek
South Fork Licking River (OH)
- South Fork Licking River (OH) at Buckeye Lake near Watkins IslandBelow flood stage
- South Fork Licking River (OH) at HeathBelow flood stage
- South Fork Licking River (OH) at HebronBelow flood stage
- South Fork Licking River (OH) at Interstate 70 near Buckeye LakeBelow flood stage
- South Fork Licking River (OH) at KirkersvilleBelow flood stage
South Turkeyfoot Creek
St. Joseph River (OH/IN)
St. Marys River
Stillwater Creek
Stillwater River
Sunday Creek
Swan Creek
Symmes Creek
Tenmile Creek
Tiffin River
Tinkers Creek
Todd Fork
Touby Run
Tuscarawas River
- Tuscarawas River at Atwood Dam PoolNo flood stages set
- Tuscarawas River at BarbertonBelow flood stage
- Tuscarawas River at Beach City Dam PoolNo flood stages set
- Tuscarawas River at Beach City Dam TailwaterNo flood stages set
- Tuscarawas River at ClintonBelow flood stage
- Tuscarawas River at Dover Dam PoolNo flood stages set
- Tuscarawas River at Dover Dam TailwaterBelow flood stage
- Tuscarawas River at Leesville Dam PoolNo flood stages set
- Tuscarawas River at Leesville Dam TailwaterNo flood stages set
- Tuscarawas River at Long Lake Feeder to Ohio and Erie CanalNo flood stages set
- Tuscarawas River at MassillonBelow flood stage
- Tuscarawas River at New PhiladelphiaBelow flood stage
- Tuscarawas River at NewcomerstownBelow flood stage
Twin Creek
Tymochtee Creek
Unknown Tributary to Chagrin River
Unnamed Tributary
Unnamed Tributary to WB Rocky River
Vermilion River
Wakatomika Creek
Walhonding River
West Branch Mahoning River
West Branch Nimishillen Creek
West Branch Rocky River
West Creek
West Creek (OH)
West Fork Duck Creek
Wheeling Creek OH
Whetstone Creek
White Oak Creek
Wills Creek
Wolf Creek (Lucas County)
Wolf Creek (Summit)
Yellow Creek
Zimber Ditch
Sources
Gauges, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey.