Ottawa River at Lima, OH

River level and flood forecast · Allen County

Normal11.2 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM

Flow: 7 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

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

Highest crests on record

  1. 21.2 ft — June 16, 2015
  2. 20.81 ft — February 28, 2011
  3. 18.92 ft — December 22, 2013
  4. 17.92 ft — April 26, 2019
  5. 17.41 ft — May 10, 2021

Recent crests: 17.41 ft (May 10, 2021) · 17 ft (May 19, 2020) · 17.92 ft (April 26, 2019) · 16.35 ft (November 19, 2017) · 16.43 ft (May 5, 2017)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ORLO1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.