Mill Creek at Garfield Parkway, OH
River level and flood forecast · Cuyahoga County
Normal1.5 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 6.0 ft below flood stage (7.5 ft).
Flow: 5 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 | 12 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 10 ft |
| Flood stage | 7.5 ft |
| Action stage | 7 ft |
| Record crest (March 29, 2020) | 12 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 13 ft(Extremely Rare) A few industries along Broadway Avenue sustain significant damage.
- 12 ftBroadway Avenue underwater and impassable. Major impacts to local businesses.
- 10 ftPortions of Broadway Avenue flooded with a few industries along it inundated.
- 7.5 ftLow-lying areas of Garfield Park Reservation flooded.
- 5 ftCreek at bankfull.
Highest crests on record
- 12 ft — March 29, 2020
- 9.48 ft — June 20, 2019
- 8.98 ft — June 30, 2017
- 8.97 ft — August 30, 2021
- 8.47 ft — June 24, 2019
Recent crests: 8.22 ft (June 19, 2025) · 8.97 ft (August 30, 2021) · 8.37 ft (July 17, 2021) · 12 ft (March 29, 2020) · 8.47 ft (June 24, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (GMLO1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.