Maumee River near Defiance

1. 20.00 ftA record flood is in progress in the city of Defiance with numerous flood losses.
2. 19.00 ftEast side station pumps are activated at this level.
3. 18.50 ftFlooding of the Social Security building begins. Homes on the 700 Block of Riverside Drive and Spafford Street become surrounged by flood water. Third Street and Holgate Avenue begin to flood.
4. 18.30 ftFlood water closes Perry Street at First Street.
5. 18.10 ftWater crosses east Second Street at Auglaize Street. Flood waters cross over Riverside Avenue at Horace Street.
6. 17.80 ftThird Street Viaduct and Fort Street flood. Holgae Avenue is closed by flood water. Basements in the Defiance business district flood.
7. 17.50 ftFlood water covers the road at Jackson and West First streets.
8. 17.20 ftEast Second...Auglaize...Jackson...First and East River streets closed by flood waters. Basement of house at 409 Fort Street floods at this level.
9. 17.00 ftFort...Jefferson and East Second streets flood.
10. 16.50 ftThe Kingsbury Park area is closed due to flooding. Many roads are closed due to high water.
11. 16.00 ftThe corner of second and Auglaize streets...Summit between Front and First Street and 80 percent of Kingsbury Park flood. Watson Road and South State Route 66 at Powell Creek are closed by flood waters.
12. 15.30 ftMobile home park in Kingsbury Court floods and water is at the rear of houses along the 700 block of North Riverside Avenue and West River Drive.
13. 15.00 ftNorth end of East Front and Wayne Streets and areas between Main and Prospect Streets flood.
14. 14.00 ftCorner of East First and Auglaize Streets and parts of Second and Hopkins Streets flood.
15. 13.70 ftThe parking lot behind old Leever Glass Company floods. Rear houses at 600 block of Riverside Avenue and 312 Auglaize Street and the basement of Charlie's Downunder on Clinton Street flood.
16. 13.00 ftFlooding occurs along Auglaize...East Front and Summit Streets near State Routes 424 and 281.
17. 12.30 ftFlooding begins on Auglaize and East Front Streets and in the rear of the building at Leever Glass.
18. 10.00 ftFlooding occurs in Kingsbury and Pontiac Parks.

Chance of flooding, September to November

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 15, 2026.

Most recent crests

• May 11, 2021: 11.70 ft
• May 18, 2019: 12.39 ft
• February 22, 2018: 13.85 ft
• July 12, 2017: 10.17 ft
• December 30, 2015: 12.28 ft
• June 29, 2015: 18.85 ft
• June 18, 2015: 14.46 ft
• April 20, 2013: 11.26 ft
• April 13, 2013: 11.29 ft
• January 15, 2013: 12.35 ft

• UpstreamMaumee River at Antwerp OH
• DownstreamMaumee River at Defiance (Independence Dam)
• Auglaize River at Defiance
• Tiffin River at Evansport
• Little Flatrock Creek at Junction
• Little Auglaize River at Melrose OH
• Maumee River at Napoleon
• Tiffin River at Stryker
• Unnamed Tributary at Lost Creek near Farmer

Forecasts by the Ohio River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

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