Rivers in Ohio

Crab Creek at Youngstown

Mahoning County, OhioNWS CCRO1USGS 03098700Brooklyn Heights office

Below flood stage
5.26ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 2:00 AM EDT

Flood stage
12.00 ft
Record crest
16.90 ft1959

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood14.00 ft
Moderate flood13.00 ft
Minor flood12.00 ft
Action9.00 ft
  1. 13.00 ftValley Street bridge threatened. Some businesses and industries along Andrews Avenue sustain significant damage. Portions of Federal Plaza East begin to flood and businesses along it inundated.
  2. 11.00 ftPortions of Andrews Avenue flooded and businesses and industries along it inundated.
  3. 9.00 ftBusinesses and industries along Andrews Avenue threatened.
  4. 7.00 ftCreek at banfull.

Crest history

5 crests on NOAA’s list since 1959.

#DateStage
1January 21, 195916.90 ft
2December 1, 196813.07 ft
3August 1, 197012.10 ft
4July 1, 20179.69 ft
5June 19, 20179.50 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 1, 2017: 9.69 ft
  • June 19, 2017: 9.50 ft
  • August 1, 1970: 12.10 ft
  • December 1, 1968: 13.07 ft
  • January 21, 1959: 16.90 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.