East Branch Nimishillen Creek at Louisville, OH
River level and flood forecast · Stark County
Normal3.8 ftas of Mon 4:30 PM
The river is 7.2 ft below flood stage (11 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 | 12.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 11 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (June 17, 2018) | 13.58 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 14 ftFEMA 0.2 percent flood level. Businesses on Main Street inundated.
- 13 ftMain Street, Constitution Avenue, and North Chapel Street flooded. Apartments threatened by flood waters north of Louisville on Constitution Avenue. Business property on Route 44 inundated.
- 12.5 ftFEMA 1 percent flood level. Residential and business structures inundated. Main Street cut off by flood waters.
- 12 ftConstitution Avenue and Main Street begin to inundate.
- 11 ftFlood waters begin to inundate low lying lands of businesses and residential properties near the creek.
- 10 ftCreek out of banks.
Highest crests on record
- 13.58 ft — June 17, 2018
- 13.2 ft — April 5, 2025
- 13.15 ft — June 6, 2020
- 12.52 ft — July 8, 2019
- 12.34 ft — June 19, 2017
Recent crests: 13.2 ft (April 5, 2025) · 13.15 ft (June 6, 2020) · 11.08 ft (March 19, 2020) · 12.52 ft (July 8, 2019) · 13.58 ft (June 17, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamNimishillen Creek at North Industry, OH
- Middle Branch Nimishillen Creek at Canton, OH
- West Branch Nimishillen Creek at North Canton, OH
- Zimber Ditch at North Canton, OH
- Mahoning River at Alliance, OH
- Sandy Creek at Waynesburg, OH
- Tuscarawas River at Massillon, OH
- Mahoning River below Berlin Dam, OH
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LOSO1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.