Blanchard River below Mt Blanchard, OH
River level and flood forecast · Hancock County
Normal2.7 ftas of Mon 5 PM
The river is 11.3 ft below flood stage (14 ft).
Flow: 10 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 | 15 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 14.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 14 ft |
| Action stage | 12.5 ft |
| Record crest (March 1, 2011) | 15.34 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 15 ftWidespread flooding of agricultural areas north of Mount Blanchard. A few homes along County Highway 25 threatened.
- 14 ftPortions of County Highway 25 threatened. Portions of County Highway 24 and 26 flooded.
- 13 ftPortions of County Highway 25 threatened. Portions of County Highway 24 and 26 flooded.
- 11 ftLow-lying agricultural and wooded areas begin to flood north of Mount Blanchard.
- 10 ftRiver at bankfull.
Highest crests on record
- 15.34 ft — March 1, 2011
- 14.64 ft — February 6, 2008
- 14.37 ft — June 17, 2015
- 14.2 ft — December 22, 2013
- 14 ft — July 14, 2017
Recent crests: 13.2 ft (June 17, 2019) · 13.06 ft (November 20, 2017) · 14 ft (July 14, 2017) · 12.59 ft (May 6, 2017) · 10.94 ft (May 1, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MBLO1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.