Rivers in Ohio

Blanchard River below Mt Blanchard

Hancock County, OhioNWS MBLO1USGS 04188337Brooklyn Heights office

Below flood stage
8.71ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 10:00 AM EDT

Flood stage
14.00 ft
Record crest
15.34 ft2011

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood15.00 ft
Moderate flood14.50 ft
Minor flood14.00 ft
Action12.50 ft
  1. 15.00 ftWidespread flooding of agricultural areas north of Mount Blanchard. A few homes along County Highway 25 threatened.
  2. 14.00 ftPortions of County Highway 25 threatened. Portions of County Highway 24 and 26 flooded.
  3. 13.00 ftPortions of County Highway 25 threatened. Portions of County Highway 24 and 26 flooded.
  4. 11.00 ftLow-lying agricultural and wooded areas begin to flood north of Mount Blanchard.
  5. 10.00 ftRiver at bankfull.

Crest history

14 crests on NOAA’s list since 2008.

#DateStage
1March 1, 201115.34 ft
2February 6, 200814.64 ft
3June 17, 201514.37 ft
4December 22, 201314.20 ft
5July 14, 201714.00 ft
6March 8, 200913.27 ft
7June 17, 201913.20 ft
8October 21, 201113.10 ft
9November 20, 201713.06 ft
10April 12, 201312.83 ft
11May 6, 201712.59 ft
12December 29, 201511.97 ft
13June 6, 201011.05 ft
14May 1, 201710.94 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 17, 2019: 13.20 ft
  • November 20, 2017: 13.06 ft
  • July 14, 2017: 14.00 ft
  • May 6, 2017: 12.59 ft
  • May 1, 2017: 10.94 ft
  • December 29, 2015: 11.97 ft
  • June 17, 2015: 14.37 ft
  • December 22, 2013: 14.20 ft
  • April 12, 2013: 12.83 ft
  • October 21, 2011: 13.10 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.