Crab Creek at Youngstown, OH
River level and flood forecast · Mahoning County
Normal4.1 ftas of Mon 4 PM
The river is 7.9 ft below flood stage (12 ft).
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 | 14 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 13 ft |
| Flood stage | 12 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (January 21, 1959) | 16.9 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 13 ftValley Street bridge threatened. Some businesses and industries along Andrews Avenue sustain significant damage. Portions of Federal Plaza East begin to flood and businesses along it inundated.
- 11 ftPortions of Andrews Avenue flooded and businesses and industries along it inundated.
- 9 ftBusinesses and industries along Andrews Avenue threatened.
- 7 ftCreek at banfull.
Highest crests on record
- 16.9 ft — January 21, 1959
- 13.07 ft — December 1, 1968
- 12.1 ft — August 1, 1970
- 9.69 ft — July 1, 2017
- 9.5 ft — June 19, 2017
Recent crests: 9.69 ft (July 1, 2017) · 9.5 ft (June 19, 2017) · 12.1 ft (August 1, 1970) · 13.07 ft (December 1, 1968) · 16.9 ft (January 21, 1959)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamMahoning River at Lowellville, OH
- Mahoning River at Youngstown, OH
- Shenango River at Shenango Dam Tailwater, PA
- Mosquito Creek below Mosquito Creek Lake, OH
- Mahoning River at Leavittsburg, OH
- Shenango River at New Castle, PA
- Mahoning River below Lake Milton at Pricetown, OH
- Eagle Creek (Trumbull Co) at Phalanx Station, OH
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CCRO1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.