Stillwater Creek at Uhrichsville, OH
River level and flood forecast · Tuscarawas County
Normal5.2 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 4.8 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sat, Sep 26, 9:01 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 16 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 13 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (March 8, 1945) | 18.36 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 25.5 ftAbout 60 percent of Newport is under water with flood waters exntending west to Merrick Street along the west side of Stillwater Creek. Flooding also occurs in Roanoke and near First Street in Dennison . Additional flooding occurs in the south end of Dawson Street and along Thompson and Scott Street.
- 23.36 ftWater reaches record flood level...March 8, 1945.
- 17.8 ftFlooding occurs in the west and north side of Uhrichsville (Main Street, West 5th Street, the east end of 4th Street, and the east end of Franklin Street.) Also flooded are areas in Uhrichsville and Dennison along Little Stillwater Creek and the west end of Newport.
- 13.3 ftFlood waters reach Newport Avenue in Uhrichsville as well as East 12th Street and North Main Street half way to East 11th Street. Phac Park along Little Stillwater Creek in Dennison is flooded.
- 12.9 ftNumerous low land areas are flooded. Stillwater Creek begins to flood portions of Newport Street in Uhrichsville. Homes along Park Drive begin to flood. Sections of Wilson Road near Phac Park are flooded.
- 10 ftStillwater Creek comes out of its banks in several locations resulting in overflowing in poor drainage areas. Minor flooding of low lying areas begins.
Highest crests on record
- 18.36 ft — March 8, 1945
- 18.17 ft — April 21, 1940
- 17.42 ft — January 8, 1950
- 17.33 ft — April 15, 1948
- 16.26 ft — February 19, 2022
Recent crests: 11.61 ft (April 7, 2025) · 15.78 ft (April 4, 2024) · 11.09 ft (November 13, 2022) · 16.26 ft (February 19, 2022) · 8.78 ft (March 22, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamStillwater Creek at Tippecanoe, OH
- Little Stillwater Creek at Tappan Dam Tailwater, OH
- Tuscarawas River at New Philadelphia, OH
- Tuscarawas River at Leesville Dam Tailwater, OH
- Tuscarawas River at Dover Dam Tailwater, OH
- Brushy Fork above Clendening Lake, OH
- Stillwater Creek at Piedmont Dam Tailwater, OH
- Tuscarawas River at Newcomerstown, OH
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (URVO1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.