Big Creek at Cleveland, OH
River level and flood forecast · Cuyahoga County
Normal2.1 ftas of Mon 4:30 PM
The river is 8.9 ft below flood stage (11 ft).
Flow: 13 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 13 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 12 ft |
| Flood stage | 11 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (August 24, 1975) | 16.2 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 12 ftZoo property begins to flood.
- 11 ftCleveland Zoo parking lot floods.
- 9 ftCreek at bankfull in the Brookside and Big Creek Metroparks.
Highest crests on record
- 16.2 ft — August 24, 1975
- 14.44 ft — September 17, 1976
- 13.82 ft — September 7, 2020
- 13.38 ft — March 29, 2020
- 13.26 ft — May 15, 2020
Recent crests: 12.92 ft (July 21, 2023) · 12.32 ft (October 21, 2020) · 13.82 ft (September 7, 2020) · 13.26 ft (May 15, 2020) · 13.38 ft (March 29, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamBig Creek at Brooklyn, OH
- Cuyahoga River at Harvard Avenue near Newburgh Heights, OH
- Big Creek near Brooklyn (Brookpark Road), OH
- Cuyahoga River at Rivergate Park at Cleveland, OH
- West Creek at Brooklyn Heights, OH
- West Creek above Parma 3SE, OH
- Mill Creek at Garfield Heights, OH
- Cuyahoga River at Independence, OH
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BIGO1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.