Tuscarawas River at New Philadelphia, OH
River level and flood forecast · Tuscarawas County
Normal1.1 ftas of Mon 4 PM
The river is 6.4 ft below flood stage (7.5 ft).
Forecast to hold near 1.1 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 8 AM.
Flow: 489 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:13 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 11 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 9 ft |
| Flood stage | 7.5 ft |
| Action stage | 4.1 ft |
| Record crest (January 12, 2005) | 8.4 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 8.5 ftThe intersection of Front Avenue and Bluebell Road is flooded.
- 8 ftWater begins to affect several mobile homes along Pine Lane. The ballfields at Waterworks Field Recreation Area are flooded. Water overspreades parking lot of Smith's Dairy at the end of Cookson Avenue.
- 7.5 ftWater reaches outbuilding of one mobile home on Pine Lane.
Highest crests on record
- 8.4 ft — January 12, 2005
- 7.98 ft — March 26, 2008
- 7.96 ft — March 30, 2008
- 7.89 ft — March 4, 2008
- 7.81 ft — March 9, 2011
Recent crests: 7.18 ft (February 13, 2019) · 7.81 ft (March 9, 2011) · 7.96 ft (March 30, 2008) · 7.98 ft (March 26, 2008) · 7.78 ft (March 20, 2008)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamTuscarawas River at Dover Dam Tailwater, OH
- DownstreamTuscarawas River at Newcomerstown, OH
- Stillwater Creek at Uhrichsville, OH
- Tuscarawas River at Beach City Dam Tailwater, OH
- Tuscarawas River at Leesville Dam Tailwater, OH
- Little Stillwater Creek at Tappan Dam Tailwater, OH
- Sandy Creek at Waynesburg, OH
- Stillwater Creek at Tippecanoe, OH
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (NWPO1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.