Rivers in Ohio
Shade River near Chester
Moderate flooding
28.33ftStage
Observed Mon, Sep 21, 6:30 PM EDT
- Flood stage
- 16.00 ft
- Record crest
- 31.44 ft1997
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Moderate flood | 21.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 16.00 ft |
| Action | 14.00 ft |
- 25.00 ftThe bridge at the gauge on Scout Camp Road floods.
- 24.00 ftMost of Scout Camp Road floods.
- 21.00 ftThe intersection of T-95 Oak Hill Road and Scout Camp Road floods. Mill Street at Route 248 floods in Chester.
- 18.00 ftLow sections of Scout Camp Road flood.
- 17.00 ftThe Sugar Run Creek bridge located 150 feet below the river gauge floods.
- 16.00 ftLow spot on Scout Camp Road near Sugar Run Creek bridge floods. Agricultural fields adjacent to river begin to flood.
- 14.00 ftLow lying areas adjacent to the river flood, including a few agricultural fields.
Crest history
127 crests on NOAA’s list since 1966.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 2, 1997 | 31.44 ft |
| 2 | September 18, 2004 | 30.04 ft |
| 3 | May 25, 1968 | 27.38 ft |
| 4 | February 18, 2000 | 26.00 ft |
| 5 | January 21, 2025 | 25.65 ft |
| 6 | January 14, 1966 | 24.67 ft |
| 7 | May 4, 2010 | 24.32 ft |
| 8 | January 29, 1994 | 24.28 ft |
| 9 | February 17, 2025 | 23.92 ft |
| 10 | April 11, 1994 | 23.63 ft |
| 11 | February 4, 2022 | 23.33 ft |
| 12 | April 4, 2018 | 23.04 ft |
| 13 | May 28, 1968 | 22.95 ft |
| 14 | March 21, 2002 | 22.88 ft |
| 15 | February 7, 2019 | 22.63 ft |
| 16 | February 16, 1989 | 22.62 ft |
| 17 | January 4, 2023 | 22.60 ft |
| 18 | March 7, 1967 | 22.48 ft |
| 19 | January 11, 1974 | 22.34 ft |
| 20 | May 15, 1995 | 21.95 ft |
| 21 | April 25, 1975 | 21.66 ft |
| 22 | September 9, 2004 | 21.55 ft |
| 23 | April 3, 1970 | 21.55 ft |
| 24 | March 1, 2021 | 21.49 ft |
| 25 | February 23, 2018 | 21.17 ft |
Most recent crests
- April 7, 2025: 16.77 ft
- April 5, 2025: 19.76 ft
- February 17, 2025: 23.92 ft
- February 6, 2025: 18.68 ft
- January 21, 2025: 25.65 ft
- April 12, 2024: 17.86 ft
- April 4, 2024: 20.75 ft
- January 28, 2024: 17.15 ft
- January 26, 2024: 17.26 ft
- January 26, 2024: 17.26 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.