1/28/2024
WT Staff
HAPPENING NOW
Flooding northwest to southeast
Muskingum River flooding at Beverly
Water news for Monday, January 29, 2024 - last updated 1230 pm EST
Streamflow Situation from USGS Waterwatch based on real-time flow monitors across Ohio
Ten USGS streamflow gauges are recording active flooding in Ohio late Sunday night, early Monday with more locations in action stage and rising.
Upper Ohio River minor tributaries Duck Creek and Eagle Creek began flooding around nine pm and six pm Sunday, respectively. Muskingum River has been in action stage at McConnelsville since early Sunday morning, appears to have peaked just six inches shy of flood stage as of this update. Downstream at Beverly, Muskingum River breached flood stage Sunday afternoon, running close to a foot over as of the wee hours Monday.
In Lake Erie drainage basin, three stations in the northwest are still flooding early Monday morning. St Josephs River picked up another half a foot through the day, Tiffin River is still flooding at Stryker and Bean Creek is running a foot and a half over flood stage looking to start receding.
In the Upper Ohio minor tributaries, Stillwater Creek continues to flood at Uhrichsville, running more than a foot over an rising slightly.
Many more stations are flowing at 99th percentile values statewide. Lake Erie basin northeast state Rocky River is in action stage at Berea, the flow volume appears level with more than five feet before flood stage. Cuyahoga River is flowing 99th percentil at Independence, over 5 ft to go before flood stage and the trend is receding. Chagrin River is high at Willoughby, peaked over 7 ft deep and on the decline now. Grand River has peaked in action stage over 9 ft, on the decline now, looks to avoid a flood scenario unless more rain hits.
Muskingum River tributaries are flowing 99th percentile. South Fork Licking River appears to have peaked, flood stage is undocumented so we don't know if this is flooding. Hocking River is in action stage at Enterprise, flow here has peaked and is already receding. Wakatomika Creek and Mill Creek are also receding.
See black tags on the map for flood levels updated throughout the day. Blue tags for high flow.
Drought map from USGS Waterwatch 7-day average streamflow compared with historic flow for today's date
No part of Ohio is marked up on the drought map Sunday with no low flows showing today.
The height-of-land divide in Ohio runs from Mercer County in the west angling northeast up to Ashtabula County on the east state border. Streamflows north of the divide feed Lake Erie, flows south of the divide run to the Ohio River, part of the Mississippi River basin that drains the majority of interior North America to the Gulf of Mexico.
Harmful Algal Bloom update based on the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) satellite monitoring program
No images from NCCOS this week. As reported here earlier, the latest capture is dated Jan 16 with a recorded wind speed 22.2 mph. The Jan 16 image provides a glimpse of HAB through breaks in the cloud off Michigan shore at Monroe, and also off Catawba Island.
In spite of high wind speed Jan 15, widespread HAB is visible off Catawba Island occupying open water in and around South Bass, Middle Bass and Kelleys Islands at 100 thousand cells per 100 ml. The image captured Jan 14 showed extensive HABs north of the international border up to the north shore.
See the HABs button to the right of the map for more information.
USGS Provisional Data Statement
Data are provisional and subject to revision until they have been thoroughly reviewed and received final approval. Current condition data relayed by satellite or other telemetry are automatically screened to not display improbable values until they can be verified.
Provisional data may be inaccurate due to instrument malfunctions or physical changes at the measurement site. Subsequent review based on field inspections and measurements may result in significant revisions to the data.
Data users are cautioned to consider carefully the provisional nature of the information before using it for decisions that concern personal or public safety or the conduct of business that involves substantial monetary or operational consequences. Information concerning the accuracy and appropriate uses of these data or concerning other hydrologic data may be obtained from the USGS.
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