West Creek above Parma 3SE, OH

River level and flood forecast · Cuyahoga County

No current readingas of Sun 7 PM

The National Weather Service has no current reading for this gauge, so its flood status isn't known right now.

Flow: 2 cubic feet per second (USGS).

Flood stages

Major flood stage16 ft
Moderate flood stage14 ft
Flood stage10 ft
Action stage8 ft
Record crest (May 12, 2014)10.93 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 16 ft(Extremely rare) Several homes along West Ridgewood Drive inundated with some sustaining significant damage.
  • 14 ftA few homes along West Ridgewood Drive inundated. Low-lying areas in West Creek Reservation flooded.
  • 10 ftA few homes along West Ridgewood Drive threatened.
  • 8 ftCreek at bankfull.

Highest crests on record

  1. 10.93 ft — May 12, 2014
  2. 10.62 ft — October 23, 2011
  3. 10.54 ft — March 29, 2020
  4. 10.46 ft — June 20, 2019
  5. 10.43 ft — April 19, 2017

Recent crests: 10.54 ft (March 29, 2020) · 10.46 ft (June 20, 2019) · 10.43 ft (April 19, 2017) · 8.49 ft (June 30, 2015) · 10.93 ft (May 12, 2014)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PARO1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.