West Fork Duck Creek at Macksburg, OH
River level and flood forecast · Washington County
Normal8.4 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM
The river is 4.6 ft below flood stage (13 ft).
Flow: 133 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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 | 17 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 15 ft |
| Flood stage | 13 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (June 17, 2022) | 15.63 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 17 ftBusiness near the gauge floods. Additional roads and a few homes near the creek flood.
- 15.5 ftBrick home at OH Route 821 and Broad Street intersection floods.
- 15 ftHome and garage on Broad Street, near the left bank of creek, begin to flood. Intersection of Broad Street and OH Route 821 begins to flood.
- 14.5 ftThe campground next to the gauge floods and Broad Street near the gauge floods.
- 13 ftMain Street near the creek floods and agricultural fields adjacent to creek flood.
- 11 ftLow lying areas next to creek begin to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 15.63 ft — June 17, 2022
- 15.57 ft — February 18, 2022
- 15.13 ft — February 17, 2018
- 15.09 ft — July 22, 2026
- 15.07 ft — April 4, 2018
Recent crests: 15.09 ft (July 22, 2026) · 13.56 ft (June 7, 2025) · 14.62 ft (April 5, 2025) · 14.41 ft (February 16, 2025) · 14.87 ft (April 4, 2024)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MACO1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.