Rivers in Ohio

Maumee River near Defiance (Independence Dam)

Defiance County, OhioNWS DFNO1USGS 04192500Syracuse office

Below flood stage
2.30ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 30, 11:00 AM EDT

Flood stage
14.00 ft
Record crest
15.87 ft1982

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood15.00 ft
Moderate flood14.50 ft
Minor flood14.00 ft
Action12.00 ft

Crest history

91 crests on NOAA’s list since 1925.

#DateStage
1March 15, 198215.87 ft
2February 25, 198514.19 ft
3February 8, 200813.97 ft
4February 16, 195013.70 ft
5January 1, 199113.28 ft
6January 14, 200513.20 ft
7June 29, 201513.12 ft
8May 19, 194313.10 ft
9March 11, 200912.99 ft
10January 16, 193012.90 ft
11June 15, 198112.35 ft
12February 12, 195912.35 ft
13December 1, 201112.02 ft
14May 27, 201111.79 ft
15January 24, 199911.73 ft
16April 13, 194411.05 ft
17December 10, 196611.00 ft
18March 1, 199710.37 ft
19January 22, 197410.35 ft
20February 1, 196910.28 ft
21May 6, 20179.97 ft
22August 23, 20079.92 ft
23March 14, 19399.77 ft
24May 20, 20209.74 ft
25January 6, 19939.73 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 20, 2020: 9.74 ft
  • May 18, 2019: 8.93 ft
  • February 22, 2018: 8.80 ft
  • May 6, 2017: 9.97 ft
  • December 30, 2015: 8.43 ft
  • June 29, 2015: 13.12 ft
  • December 24, 2013: 9.18 ft
  • January 14, 2013: 8.77 ft
  • December 1, 2011: 12.02 ft
  • May 27, 2011: 11.79 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. Stage may be affected by ice during winter months.

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.