Flood Information for Athens, Ohio

Information on Current Flooding

For information on flooding that may be occuring now and its impact on the Athens, Ohio area:

• Local Rivers and Streams - from the USGS
• Hocking River:  at Enterprise  |  at Athens
• Sunday Creek:  at Glouster  |  below Millfield
• Monday Creek:  at Doanville
• Predictions for the Hocking River - from the NWS

Our Alerts page has links to more weather related information including school and road closings.

See also:

• American Red Cross - Athens County Chapter
• Hocking River Commission

Reference Data and Historical Events

The following information is organized by the level of the Hocking River at Athens:

• 19.5 feet
• April 12, 2001 (Description Ref 5)
• 20 feet
• Flood stage at Athens
• Affects: Flooding in southwest Athens will begin (Ref 1)
• 20.49 feet
• February 20, 2000 (Description Ref 6)
• 20.77 feet
• 4 am, January 13, 2005 (Ref 1)
• The river previously crested on January 7 at 23.69 feet
• 20.8 feet
• September 18, 2004 (Description Ref 2)
• May 20, 2004 (Description Ref 3)
• 21.3 feet
• January 6, 2004 (Our pictures) (Description Ref 4)
• 22.65 feet
• January 23, 1937 (Ref 1)
• 22.90 feet
• April 21, 1940 (Ref 1)
• 22.95 feet
• March 3, 1997 (Ref 1)
• 23 feet
• March 7, 1945 (Ref 1)
• 23.10 feet
• March 6, 1963 (Ref 1)
• 23.20 feet
• May 30, 1990 (Ref 1)
• 23.69 feet
• 11:20 am, January 7, 2005 (Ref 1)
• Highest level since the Hocking River was rerouted in 1972!
• The river crested again on January 13 at 20.77 feet
• 24 feet
• March 26, 1913 (Ref 1)
• 24.18 feet
• March 11, 1964 (Ref 1)
• 24.65 feet
• May 25, 1968 (Ref 1)
• 25.9 feet
• Height of the levee around Athens (Ref 1)
• 27 feet
• March 1, 1907 (Ref 1)
• 28.7 feet
• Affects: Flooding confined to low areas southwest, south and east of Athens (Ref 1)
• 33.7 feet
• Affects: Ohio University flooded, US Route 33 in Athens, two Eastern pump stations, heating plant and approximately 25 percent of Athens (Ref 1)

References

• National Climatic Data Center -- (Ref 2, Ref 3, Ref 4, Ref 5, Ref 6)
• National Weather Service Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service -- (Ref 1)

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