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Licking River (OH) near Newark (Stadden Bridge), OH

River level and flood forecast · Licking County

Normal3.3 ftas of Mon 3 PM

The river is 10.7 ft below flood stage (14 ft).

Flow: 253 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

05101520TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 11 ftFlood 14 ftModerate 16 ftMajor 18 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage18 ft
Moderate flood stage16 ft
Flood stage14 ft
Action stage11 ft
Record crest (January 21, 1959)20.3 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 20 ftThis is very close to the 1959 flood of record. Dozens of homes in the Denman Park neighborhood behind the levee are flooded, with much of the area between Harrison Street and the South Fork flooded by several feet of water. Most of the Little Texas neighborhood is also flooded south of the railroad tracks. Much of Summit Street Road is also flooded.
  • 19 ftDozens of homes in the Denman Park neighborhood behind the levee are flooded, with much of the area between Harrison Street and the South Fork flooded by several feet of water. Most of the Little Texas neighborhood is also flooded south of the railroad tracks. Much of Summit Street Road is also flooded.
  • 18.5 ftDozens of homes in the Denman Park neighborhood behind the levee are flooded, with much of the area from Harrison Street to National Drive flooded by several feet of water. Most of the Little Texas neighborhood is also flooded south of the C and O Railroad tracks.
  • 18 ftWater begins to flow behind the levee protecting neighborhoods near Denman Park near the south fork of the river. Many homes are flooded between Fleek Avenue and National Drive by water several feet in depth. Flooding worsens in the Little Texas neighborhood between the C and O Railroad and the river.
  • 16 ftFlooding of nearly half of Canterbury Trails Mobile Home Park occurs, with portions of Licking View Drive flooded. Backwater flooding into Raccoon Creek is possible, which may flood areas of Raccoon Drive. Properties near Nathaniel Avenue and Spring Streets flood, with homes flooding in the Little Texas area between Ohio Street and the river. The ball diamonds near Little Texas also flood, as well as areas of Summit Street Road.
  • 15 ftWater is nearly one foot deep on Sleepy Hollow Road, portions of Nathaniel Avenue and Southeast Summit Road. Additionally, water encroaches areas near Canterbury Trails Mobile Home community near Licking View Drive and Forry Street.
  • 14 ftA few inches of water covers Nathaniel Avenue, Forry Street near the 200 block, the Babe Ruth ball diamonds. Some low-lying areas near Little Texas and Summit Road east of Newark incur minor flooding, as well as Sleepy Hollow Road.

Highest crests on record

  1. 20.3 ft — January 21, 1959
  2. 17.21 ft — September 15, 1979
  3. 16.63 ft — May 28, 1968
  4. 16.18 ft — April 3, 2024
  5. 15.84 ft — January 6, 2005

Recent crests: 14.07 ft (August 20, 2026) · 16.18 ft (April 3, 2024) · 15.32 ft (February 18, 2022) · 14.04 ft (February 16, 2018) · 13.94 ft (March 15, 2012)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Licking CountyNWS gauge pageUSGS gauge 03146500

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (NEAO1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.