Rivers in Ohio
Big Creek at Cleveland
Below flood stage
2.35ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 22, 6:00 AM EDT
- Flood stage
- 11.00 ft
- Record crest
- 16.20 ft1975
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 13.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 12.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 11.00 ft |
| Action | 9.00 ft |
- 12.00 ftZoo property begins to flood.
- 11.00 ftCleveland Zoo parking lot floods.
- 9.00 ftCreek at bankfull in the Brookside and Big Creek Metroparks.
Crest history
19 crests on NOAA’s list since 1973.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 24, 1975 | 16.20 ft |
| 2 | September 17, 1976 | 14.44 ft |
| 3 | September 7, 2020 | 13.82 ft |
| 4 | March 29, 2020 | 13.38 ft |
| 5 | May 15, 2020 | 13.26 ft |
| 6 | July 2, 1983 | 12.96 ft |
| 7 | July 21, 2023 | 12.92 ft |
| 8 | June 15, 1986 | 12.85 ft |
| 9 | August 13, 1984 | 12.55 ft |
| 10 | October 21, 2020 | 12.32 ft |
| 11 | April 15, 2018 | 11.83 ft |
| 12 | June 9, 1981 | 11.50 ft |
| 13 | February 7, 2017 | 11.46 ft |
| 14 | June 30, 2017 | 11.34 ft |
| 15 | March 28, 1985 | 11.19 ft |
| 16 | July 20, 1973 | 10.77 ft |
| 17 | December 25, 1979 | 10.31 ft |
| 18 | December 14, 1977 | 10.19 ft |
| 19 | June 23, 2015 | 9.78 ft |
Most recent crests
- July 21, 2023: 12.92 ft
- October 21, 2020: 12.32 ft
- September 7, 2020: 13.82 ft
- May 15, 2020: 13.26 ft
- March 29, 2020: 13.38 ft
- April 15, 2018: 11.83 ft
- June 30, 2017: 11.34 ft
- February 7, 2017: 11.46 ft
- June 23, 2015: 9.78 ft
- June 15, 1986: 12.85 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
What this means
Forecasts by the Ohio River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.
Sources
Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.