Raccoon Creek near Granville, OH

River level and flood forecast · Licking County

Normal3.0 ftas of Mon 4 PM

The river is 10.0 ft below flood stage (13 ft).

Flow: 22 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Sep 21, 2:30 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage	17 ft
Moderate flood stage	16 ft
Flood stage	13 ft
Action stage	10 ft
Record crest (January 23, 1959)	18.5 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

18.5 ftThis level is comparable to the flood of record of January 1959. Lancaster Road, Columbus Road and areas near West Broadway close to the creek are flooded. The Granville Water Treatment Plant and Denison Heat Plant are flooded, as well as businesses along South Main Street. The south buildings of Granville Square Apartments are flooded. Ballfields at the Raccoon Valley Park are also flooded. Water floods some homes along Cherry Valley Road and Cherry Bend Drive near the creek in Granville Township.
17.3 ftThis level is close to the FEMA 1 percent flood with flooding of Lancaster Avenue and Munson Streets, the Granville Lumber Company and the Denison Heat Plant. Granville Milling incurs flooding, as well as the Granville Waste Water Treatment Plant and the water plant property. The south buildings of Granville Square Apartments are flooded. Water approaches homes along Cherry Valley Road and Cherry Bend Drive in Granville Township.
17 ftThe Denison University Heat Plant is flooded as well as the Granville Waste Water Treatment Plant. Granville Square Apartments also incur flooding, with flooding of Granville Lumber and some nearby areas of Munson Street and Lancaster Road. Raccoon Valley Park is completely flooded.
16.5 ftFlooding begins at the Denison University Heat Plant property with water approaching the south buildings of Granville Square Apartments. Much of the waste water treatment plant is flooded, as well as the water plant near Palmer Lane. Stretches of Route 539A are flooded, as well as the TJ Evans bike trail. Water also approaches homes along Cherry Valley Road near the creek in Granville Township.
16 ftWater approaches the Denison University Heat Plant on south Main Street, with water approaching the Granville Waste Water Treatment Plant. Water also breaches the TJ Evans bike trail and approaches the Granville Square Apartments. The ball diamonds at Raccoon Valley Park are flooded.
15.5 ftPortions of Route 539A are flooded with water breaching the bike path on the west side of Granville. Water will approach Granville Square Apartments between the bike path and West Broadway, as well as the waste water treatment plant and the operational building of the Granville Water Plant.
15 ftWater covers portions of Route 539A and breaches the bike trail west of Granville.
14.5 ftWater breaches the TJ Evans bike trail west of Granville and floods storage buildings near the Granville water plant. Water also approaches the property of the Denison University power plant.
14 ftPortions of the TJ Evans bike trail are nearly flooded, with out buildings near the Granville Water Plant flooded.
13 ftWater encroaches on storage buildings near the Granville Water Plant.

Highest crests on record

18.5 ft — January 23, 1959
16.9 ft — March 20, 2020
15.5 ft — January 5, 2005
15.39 ft — February 18, 2022
15.37 ft — April 2, 2024

Recent crests: 14.56 ft (August 20, 2026) · 14.66 ft (March 27, 2026) · 14 ft (February 20, 2026) · 15.37 ft (April 2, 2024) · 13.61 ft (April 1, 2024)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Licking County NWS gauge page USGS gauge 03145483

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (GRNO1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.