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Ohio River at Maysville

Highest listed crest 75.60 ftFlood stage 50.0 ft51 crests since 1907

The Ohio River at Maysville crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 51 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1907 to 2025. The highest, 75.60 ft on January 27, 1937, was major flooding, 25.60 feet above flood stage. 24 other gauges on the Ohio River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 17 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
75.60 ft
January 27, 1937; 820,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
50.0 ft
Major flooding from 66.0 ft
Crests at major
2
46th of 72 gauges in Kentucky
Most recent flood crest
April 7, 2025
54.47 ft, minor flooding
Location
Mason County
Kentucky

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Ohio River at Maysville
Action stage48.06Mar 4, 2011The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)50.029Apr 7, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage58.08Mar 5, 1997Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage66.02Jan 27, 1937Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

51 crests from 1907 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Ohio River at Maysville, 1907 to 2025 4050607080ft Flood stage 50.0 ftMajor 66.0 ft Mar 18, 1907: 59.20 ft, moderate floodingMar 31, 1913: 68.80 ft, major floodingJan 27, 1937: 75.60 ft, major flooding; 820,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1939: 57.10 ft, minor floodingJan 3, 1943: 60.40 ft, moderate floodingMar 9, 1945: 65.50 ft, moderate floodingApr 17, 1948: 64.10 ft, moderate floodingJan 26, 1959: 55.90 ft, minor floodingMar 2, 1962: 60.94 ft, moderate flooding; 550,000 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1964: 62.65 ft, moderate flooding; 562,000 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1965: 45.58 ft, below flood stageFeb 17, 1966: 52.03 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 1967: 58.50 ft, moderate floodingDec 12, 1972: 52.06 ft, minor floodingJan 13, 1974: 52.15 ft, minor floodingApr 18, 1980: 40.89 ft, below flood stageFeb 25, 1981: 44.87 ft, below flood stageMar 19, 1982: 45.64 ft, below flood stageMay 6, 1983: 48.70 ft, action stageApr 1, 1984: 45.40 ft, below flood stageFeb 9, 1986: 48.20 ft, action stageApr 1, 1987: 48.80 ft, action stageFeb 18, 1989: 48.40 ft, action stageDec 22, 1990: 49.90 ft, action stageJan 3, 1991: 54.50 ft, minor floodingJan 31, 1994: 54.00 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 1994: 50.60 ft, minor floodingMay 20, 1995: 50.06 ft, minor floodingJan 24, 1996: 54.03 ft, minor floodingMar 5, 1997: 61.20 ft, moderate floodingFeb 21, 2000: 52.90 ft, minor floodingFeb 26, 2003: 50.10 ft, minor floodingJan 8, 2004: 52.40 ft, minor floodingJan 10, 2005: 55.47 ft, minor floodingJan 17, 2005: 51.87 ft, minor floodingMar 17, 2010: 50.28 ft, minor flooding; 429,545 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2011: 48.24 ft, action stage; 394,277 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2011: 54.84 ft, minor flooding; 505,148 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2011: 50.38 ft, minor flooding; 431,175 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 2015: 51.82 ft, minor flooding; 454,977 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2015: 54.80 ft, minor flooding; 504,470 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2018: 44.12 ft, below flood stageFeb 20, 2018: 53.55 ft, minor floodingFeb 26, 2018: 53.79 ft, minor flooding; 487,481 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2019: 50.46 ft, minor flooding; 432,482 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2019: 50.86 ft, minor flooding; 439,042 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2020: 52.13 ft, minor flooding; 460,109 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2021: 54.42 ft, minor flooding; 498,049 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2024: 50.20 ft, minor flooding; 428,243 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 2025: 52.40 ft, minor flooding; 464,511 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2025: 54.47 ft, minor flooding; 498,892 cubic feet per second Highest, 75.60 ft, Jan 27, 1937 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Ohio River at Maysville 1900s: 1 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 2 1940s: 3 1950s: 1 1960s: 4 1970s: 2 1980s: 0 1990s: 6 2000s: 5 2010s: 9 9 2020s: 5 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.
  3. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 65.70 ft on Feb 14, 1884.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 51 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Ohio River at Maysville
1Jan 27, 193775.60+25.60Major820,000
2Mar 31, 191368.80+18.80Major—
3Mar 9, 194565.50+15.50Moderate—
4Apr 17, 194864.10+14.10Moderate—
5Mar 13, 196462.65+12.65Moderate562,000
6Mar 5, 199761.20+11.20Moderate—
7Mar 2, 196260.94+10.94Moderate550,000
8Jan 3, 194360.40+10.40Moderate—
9Mar 18, 190759.20+9.20Moderate—
10Mar 10, 196758.50+8.50Moderate—
11Feb 6, 193957.10+7.10Minor—
12Jan 26, 195955.90+5.90Minor—
13Jan 10, 200555.47+5.47Minor—
14Mar 13, 201154.84+4.84Minor505,148
15Mar 15, 201554.80+4.80Minor504,470
16Jan 3, 199154.50+4.50Minor—
17Apr 7, 202554.47+4.47Minor498,892
18Mar 4, 202154.42+4.42Minor498,049
19Jan 24, 199654.03+4.03Minor—
20Jan 31, 199454.00+4.00Minor—
21Feb 26, 201853.79+3.79Minor487,481
22Feb 20, 201853.55+3.55Minor—
23Feb 21, 200052.90+2.90Minor—
24Jan 8, 200452.40+2.40Minor—
25Feb 19, 202552.40+2.40Minor464,511
26Jan 13, 197452.15+2.15Minor—
27Feb 15, 202052.13+2.13Minor460,109
28Dec 12, 197252.06+2.06Minor—
29Feb 17, 196652.03+2.03Minor—
30Jan 17, 200551.87+1.87Minor—
31Mar 8, 201551.82+1.82Minor454,977
32Feb 26, 201950.86+0.86Minor439,042
33Mar 31, 199450.60+0.60Minor—
34Feb 15, 201950.46+0.46Minor432,482
35Apr 24, 201150.38+0.38Minor431,175
36Mar 17, 201050.28+0.28Minor429,545
37Apr 7, 202450.20+0.20Minor428,243
38Feb 26, 200350.10+0.10Minor—
39May 20, 199550.06+0.06Minor—
40Dec 22, 199049.90−0.10Action—
41Apr 1, 198748.80−1.20Action—
42May 6, 198348.70−1.30Action—
43Feb 18, 198948.40−1.60Action—
44Mar 4, 201148.24−1.76Action394,277
45Feb 9, 198648.20−1.80Action—
46Mar 19, 198245.64−4.36Below flood stage—
47Mar 29, 196545.58−4.42Below flood stage—
48Apr 1, 198445.40−4.60Below flood stage—
49Feb 25, 198144.87−5.13Below flood stage—
50Feb 15, 201844.12−5.88Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Ohio River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Ohio River that crested above flood stage within a week.

January 27, 1937: 75.60 ft here, major flooding

  • Clifty CreekIN · Jan 27, 1937 · 475.90 ft · Major · its highest
  • McAlpine LowerKY · Jan 27, 1937 · 85.44 ft · Major · its highest
  • Markland LowerKY · Jan 26, 1937 · 76.10 ft · Major · its highest
  • Meldahl DamOH · Jan 26, 1937 · 76.00 ft · Major · its highest
  • AshlandKY · Jan 27, 1937 · 74.21 ft · Major · its highest
  • R C Byrd LockWV · Jan 27, 1937 · 69.60 ft · Major · its highest
  • PomeroyOH · Jan 26, 1937 · 67.80 ft · Major
  • ShawneetownKY · Jan 30, 1937 · 65.64 ft · Major · its highest
  • J.T. Myers Lock and DamKY · Feb 1, 1937 · 64.40 ft · Major · its highest
  • Point PleasantWV · Jan 27, 1937 · 62.70 ft · Major

March 31, 1913: 68.80 ft here, major flooding

  • AshlandKY · Mar 31, 1913 · 70.60 ft · Major
  • PomeroyOH · Apr 1, 1913 · 68.80 ft · Major · its highest
  • Meldahl DamOH · Mar 31, 1913 · 67.00 ft · Major
  • Lloyd Greenup LockKY · Mar 31, 1913 · 64.50 ft · Major · its highest
  • Point PleasantWV · Mar 30, 1913 · 62.80 ft · Major · its highest
  • Belleville LockWV · Mar 29, 1913 · 61.80 ft · Major · its highest
  • Marietta PumphouseOH · Mar 29, 1913 · 58.30 ft · Major · its highest
  • GolcondaIL · Apr 6, 1913 · 56.80 ft · Major
  • CairoIL · Apr 4, 1913 · 54.70 ft · Major
  • PaducahKY · Apr 7, 1913 · 54.30 ft · Major

March 9, 1945: 65.50 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the Ohio River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Ohio River
AshlandKY52.074.21 ft, Jan 27, 19374
Belleville LockWV35.061.80 ft, Mar 29, 191315
CairoIL40.061.72 ft, May 2, 201119
Cannelton Lock and DamKY42.060.80 ft, Jan 27, 19378
CincinnatiOH52.066.20 ft, Mar 11, 19641
Clifty CreekIN451.0475.90 ft, Jan 27, 19371
Dashields Lock and DamPA25.042.80 ft, Mar 18, 19365
East LiverpoolWV14.029.90 ft, Mar 19, 193611
EvansvilleIN42.053.75 ft, Jan 31, 19371
GolcondaIL40.062.60 ft, Feb 2, 19373
Hannibal Lock and DamOH35.041.90 ft, Jun 25, 19722
HendersonKY36.043.08 ft, Apr 12, 20250
IrontonOH52.054.67 ft, Feb 19, 20180
J.T. Myers Lock and DamKY37.064.40 ft, Feb 1, 19371
Lloyd Greenup LockKY54.064.50 ft, Mar 31, 19133
Marietta PumphouseOH35.058.30 ft, Mar 29, 19133
Markland LowerKY51.076.10 ft, Jan 26, 19371
Maysville this gaugeKY50.075.60 ft, Jan 27, 19372
McAlpine LowerKY55.085.44 ft, Jan 27, 19374
McAlpine UpperKY23.052.15 ft, Jan 27, 19377
Meldahl DamOH51.076.00 ft, Jan 26, 19373
Montgomery Lock and DamPA33.055.00 ft, Mar 18, 193610
MoundsvilleWV37.057.90 ft, Mar 19, 19363
Mount VernonIN35.059.21 ft, Feb 1, 19372
New Cumberland Lock and DamOH36.050.20 ft, Dec 31, 194215
Newburgh Lock and DamKY38.056.60 ft, Jan 31, 19371
Olmsted Lock and Dam HeadwaterKY36.048.20 ft, Feb 21, 20201
OwensboroKY40.054.80 ft, Jan 29, 19375
PaducahKY39.060.60 ft, Feb 2, 19377
ParkersburgWV36.045.20 ft, Mar 12, 19645
Pike Island Lock and DamWV37.047.70 ft, Mar 11, 19645
PittsburghPA22.046.00 ft, Mar 18, 193622
Point PleasantWV40.062.80 ft, Mar 30, 191325
PomeroyOH46.068.80 ft, Apr 1, 191334
PortsmouthOH50.053.78 ft, Apr 7, 20250
Powhatan PointOH37.053.30 ft, Mar 19, 19365
R C Byrd LockWV50.069.60 ft, Jan 27, 19379
Racine LockWV41.050.23 ft, Sep 20, 20043
ShawneetownKY33.065.64 ft, Jan 30, 19377
Smithland Lock and DamKY40.054.83 ft, May 6, 20114
SteubenvilleOH36.044.00 ft, Jan 20, 19961
Tell CityIN38.056.95 ft, Jan 29, 19376
WellsburgWV36.054.60 ft, Mar 19, 19369
WellsvilleOH11.020.90 ft, Jan 20, 19963
WheelingWV36.045.40 ft, Jan 20, 19963
Willow Island LockWV37.044.78 ft, Sep 19, 20042
HuntingtonOH50.057.52 ft, Mar 5, 19970

Mason County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Kentucky

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MYVK2, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.