Sunday Creek at Glouster, OH
River level and flood forecast · Athens County
Normal3.4 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 9.6 ft below flood stage (13 ft).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 18 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 16 ft |
| Flood stage | 13 ft |
| Action stage | 11 ft |
| Record crest (March 1, 1907) | 22 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 20 ftIn Trimble, most homes in town flood.
- 19 ftIn Glouster, businesses along OH Route 13 in town flood. In Trimble, the Kroger grocery store floods.
- 18 ftIn Glouster, businesses along Toledo Street flood. In Trimble, more homes along OH Route 13 flood. In Jacksonville, most homes in town flood.
- 17 ftIn Trimble, homes along Oakdale Street and Locust Street flood. In Glouster, Toledo Street floods due to backwater flooding of Mud Fork. In Jacksonville, Palmer, 5th, 6th, 7th, and Streets flood.
- 16 ftIn Trimble, homes along OH Route 13 between Center Street and Cross Street flood. In Jacksonville, Railroad Street floods.
- 15.5 ftIn Glouster, OH Route 13 near Glouster Memorial Park floods.
- 15 ftIn Glouster, the Trimble High School parking lot floods. In Trimble, Center Street at Kroger floods.
- 14.5 ftIn Jacksonville, Palmer Street near the creek floods.
- 14 ftIn Glouster, West Main Street floods. In Trimble, OH Route 13 near Congress Street floods.
- 13.5 ftIn Glouster, portions of Oakdale Road flood due to backwater flooding of West Branch Sunday Creek.
- 12 ftIn Glouster, South Town Street and Kennedy Road flood.
- 11 ftIn Glouster, Glouster Memorial Park begins to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 22 ft — March 1, 1907
- 18.9 ft — March 1, 1913
- 18.3 ft — April 1, 1940
- 17.81 ft — March 5, 1963
- 17.78 ft — May 24, 1968
Recent crests: 15.29 ft (May 4, 2025) · 15.25 ft (April 4, 2025) · 14.73 ft (February 16, 2025) · 14.44 ft (April 3, 2024) · 13.94 ft (June 14, 2022)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SUNO1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.