Plum Creek near Olmsted Falls, OH

River level and flood forecast · Cuyahoga County

Normal1.5 ftas of Mon 4:20 PM

The river is 6.5 ft below flood stage (8 ft).

Flow: 1 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

02.557.51012.5TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 5.5 ftFlood 8 ftModerate 11 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 stage14 ft
Moderate flood stage11 ft
Flood stage8 ft
Action stage5.5 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 14 ftSeveral homes along Old Usher Road threatened with a few nearing inundated. Several homes along Usher Road threatened. A few homes along Saint James Court.
  • 11 ftPortions of Usher Road flooded.
  • 8 ftPortions of Old Usher Road flooded blocking access to several homes.
  • 5.5 ftCreek at bankfull.

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PLUO1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.