Muskingum River at Zanesville, OH
River level and flood forecast · Muskingum County
Normal9.1 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM
The river is 15.9 ft below flood stage (25 ft).
Forecast to hold near 9.1 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 8 AM.
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:23 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 29 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 27 ft |
| Flood stage | 25 ft |
| Action stage | 16.7 ft |
| Record crest (January 12, 2005) | 23.03 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 51.8 ftWater reached the levels reached during the Great Flood of 1913 on March 27, 1913.
- 35 ftAbout 25 percent of downtown Zanesville is covered with water.
- 34 ftFlooding along right bank may extend as far west as Putnam Avenue.
- 33 ftWater reaches top of gage shelf. Gage becomes inoperative.
- 25 ftFlooding in northern section of town in the vicinity of the confluence of the Licking and Muskingum Rivers.
Highest crests on record
- 23.03 ft — January 12, 2005
- 22.74 ft — March 10, 1964
- 20.96 ft — April 3, 2024
- 20.91 ft — March 21, 2020
- 20.77 ft — March 20, 2008
Recent crests: 20.96 ft (April 3, 2024) · 20.91 ft (March 21, 2020) · 20.61 ft (February 13, 2019) · 19.35 ft (February 8, 2019) · 18.44 ft (January 26, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamMuskingum River at Dresden, OH
- DownstreamMuskingum River at McConnelsville, OH
- Licking River (OH) at Dillon Dam Tailwater, OH
- Wakatomika Creek at Frazeysburg, OH
- Wills Creek at Wills Creek Dam Tailwater, OH
- Licking River (OH) near Newark (Stadden Bridge), OH
- North Fork Licking River (OH) at Newark (Ohio Street), OH
- North Fork Licking River (OH) at Newark Main Street, OH
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ZANO1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.