Mahoning River at Leavittsburg, OH
River level and flood forecast · Trumbull County
Normal3.9 ftas of Mon 4:15 PM
The river is 8.6 ft below flood stage (12.5 ft).
Forecast to hold near 3.9 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 8 AM.
Flow: 614 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:20 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 15 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 14 ft |
| Flood stage | 12.5 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (March 26, 1913) | 24 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 27 ftRiver gage house flooded. Historic flooding in Leavittsburg.
- 24 ftComparable to the 1913 record flood. Most of Leavittsburg north of the river flooded. Flood waters reaching up to the second story in property near the river.
- 22 ftSignificant flooding in the Leavittsburg area.
- 21 ftFEMA 0.2 percent flood level. Similar to the 1959 with widespread inundation. Widespread significant damage to property can be expected near the river.
- 19 ftFEMA 1 percent flood level. Significant damage to southern portions of Leavittsburg. Woodview Circle and portions of Austin Village inundated. Several low lying roads flooded. Lynwood Drive Complex inundated.
- 18 ftThis is a very dangerous situation. People living along the river in Leavittsburg should be prepared for major flood losses.
- 15 ftMeadowbrook Drive, Brookside Roads, Lovers Lane, and North Leavitt Road between Market Street and Dorothy Avenue flooded. Several homes sustain major damage.
- 14 ftSeveral homes in Meadowbrook Drive surrounded by flood waters. Flood waters south of Turner Road. Riverview Drive and Lovers Lane also inundated.
- 12.5 ftFlood waters encroach on Meadowbrook Drive.
- 12 ftFlood waters may begin to inundate low lying areas in industrial portions of town. Swift Metropark inundated in low lying areas.
- 11 ftBackwater lowland flooding can occur along Duck Creek due to high flow on the Mahoning River.
- 10 ftLowland flooding will occur upstream of the town of Leavittsburg.
Highest crests on record
- 24 ft — March 26, 1913
- 19.37 ft — January 22, 1959
- 17.8 ft — January 26, 1937
- 17.16 ft — July 23, 2003
- 16.21 ft — July 11, 2013
Recent crests: 12.85 ft (April 2, 2026) · 10.59 ft (May 7, 2025) · 12.41 ft (April 3, 2024) · 14.03 ft (March 8, 2022) · 12.74 ft (February 24, 2022)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamMahoning River below Lake Milton at Pricetown, OH
- Eagle Creek (Trumbull Co) at Phalanx Station, OH
- Mosquito Creek below Mosquito Creek Lake, OH
- West Branch Mahoning River below M J Kirwan Dam, OH
- Mahoning River at Youngstown, OH
- Mahoning River below Berlin Dam, OH
- Crab Creek at Youngstown, OH
- Cuyahoga River at Hiram Rapids, OH
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LEAO1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.