Muskingum River below Coshocton

1. 23.00 ftFlood waters will close most of Routes 16 and 83 in Coshocton. Flooding may begin to flood homes and businesses in and around South Water Street and South 2nd Street. Portions of Route 36 may be affected by flood waters.
2. 21.98 ftWaters reach record flooding levels reached back on January 26, 1937.
3. 21.00 ftFlooding could close portions of Route 83. Routes 16 and 36 may begin flooding in lower areas. Flood waters may begin to reach the Route 16/541 interchange.
4. 20.00 ftFlood waters could affect most homes and businesses along County Route 1A. Portions of Route 83 may be flooded. Flooding may reach the low lying areas around the Route 16/541 interchange.
5. 18.00 ftModerate flooding occurs along County Route 1A and lower areas along Route 16 south. Widespread flooding occurs from the Lake Park area south to near the intersection of Routes 83 and 36. Homes around North Water Street in Coshocton floods.
6. 16.00 ftFlood waters begin to affect the Lake Park area along the Walhonding River and begins backwater flooding along Mill Creek north of Lake Park and along Route 83. Flood waters will begin to enter yards in low-lying areas along County Route 1A.
7. 15.00 ftLow areas are flooded and water reaches a few homes along Route 16 south of Coshocton and along County Route 1A north of Coshocton.
8. 13.00 ftWater reaches low lying areas between Tuscarawas and Walhonding Rivers just upstream of the confluence of the two rivers.

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

• April 7, 2025: 15.85 ft
• April 2, 2024: 16.43 ft
• February 18, 2022: 17.51 ft
• March 20, 2020: 17.69 ft
• March 20, 2019: 17.96 ft
• February 18, 2019: 15.17 ft
• February 13, 2019: 16.90 ft
• February 9, 2019: 15.90 ft
• February 16, 2018: 17.18 ft
• April 21, 2011: 15.18 ft

• DownstreamMuskingum River at Dresden
• Wills Creek at Wills Creek Dam Pool
• Walhonding River at Nellie
• Walhonding River at Mohawk Dam Pool
• Tuscarawas River at Newcomerstown
• Wakatomika Creek at Frazeysburg
• Killbuck Creek at Killbuck
• Salt Fork at North Salem

Forecasts by the Ohio River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. The above river forecast includes future rainfall/snowmelt. Forecast stages may be different if the actual rainfall/snowmelt is different than the forecast rainfall/snowmelt. Stage may be affected by ice.

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.