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Auglaize River at Ft. Jennings

Highest listed crest 20.30 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft115 crests since 1922

The Auglaize River at Ft. Jennings crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 115 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1922 to 2021. The highest, 20.30 ft on January 23, 1959, was major flooding, 7.30 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
20.30 ft
January 23, 1959; 12,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
13.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
1
46th of 129 gauges in Ohio
Most recent flood crest
May 11, 2021
14.54 ft, minor flooding
Location
Putnam County
Ohio

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Auglaize River at Ft. Jennings
Action stage11.014Jan 28, 2012The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.069May 11, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.023May 18, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.01Jan 23, 1959Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

115 crests from 1922 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Auglaize River at Ft. Jennings, 1922 to 2021 510152025ft Flood stage 13.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Apr 19, 1922: 15.70 ft, minor flooding; 6,740 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1923: 12.70 ft, action stage; 3,680 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1924: 14.40 ft, minor flooding; 5,180 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1924: 12.80 ft, action stage; 3,730 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1926: 15.10 ft, minor flooding; 6,020 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1927: 17.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 31, 1928: 13.90 ft, minor flooding; 5,120 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1929: 15.20 ft, minor floodingJan 15, 1930: 16.60 ft, moderate floodingApr 4, 1931: 7.79 ft, below flood stage; 1,630 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 1932: 12.00 ft, action stage; 3,130 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1933: 13.60 ft, minor flooding; 4,270 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1934: 10.38 ft, below flood stage; 2,280 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1935: 12.40 ft, action stage; 3,380 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1936: 15.83 ft, minor flooding; 3,380 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1941: 14.15 ft, minor flooding; 5,020 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1942: 8.20 ft, below flood stage; 1,500 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1943: 16.40 ft, moderate floodingApr 12, 1944: 15.50 ft, minor floodingJun 19, 1945: 16.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 28, 1946: 13.12 ft, minor flooding; 3,840 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1947: 12.48 ft, action stage; 3,600 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1948: 13.40 ft, minor flooding; 4,390 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 1949: 14.40 ft, minor flooding; 5,180 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1950: 15.21 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 1952: 15.23 ft, minor floodingMar 5, 1953: 11.80 ft, action stage; 3,030 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1954: 9.08 ft, below flood stage; 1,820 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1955: 14.20 ft, minor floodingFeb 27, 1956: 12.50 ft, action stage; 3,450 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1957: 15.92 ft, minor floodingJun 30, 1957: 15.63 ft, minor floodingJun 12, 1958: 13.05 ft, minor flooding; 3,590 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1959: 20.30 ft, major flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1959: 19.07 ft, moderate floodingFeb 11, 1960: 11.59 ft, action stage; 2,920 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1961: 14.36 ft, minor floodingJan 28, 1962: 15.96 ft, minor floodingMar 6, 1963: 17.20 ft, moderate flooding; 8,710 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1964: 15.36 ft, minor flooding; 6,330 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1965: 11.46 ft, action stage; 2,860 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 1966: 14.91 ft, minor flooding; 4,940 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1968: 14.50 ft, minor floodingJan 31, 1969: 14.35 ft, minor flooding; 4,490 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1970: 15.54 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 1971: 12.77 ft, action stage; 3,980 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1972: 15.00 ft, minor floodingJan 20, 1974: 15.35 ft, minor flooding; 6,250 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1975: 15.40 ft, minor flooding; 6,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1976: 15.45 ft, minor flooding; 6,340 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1977: 9.77 ft, below flood stage; 2,030 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1978: 17.19 ft, moderate floodingMar 5, 1979: 15.05 ft, minor flooding; 5,860 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1980: 18.45 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1981: 16.80 ft, moderate flooding; 7,930 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1982: 15.05 ft, minor floodingMar 17, 1984: 13.87 ft, minor flooding; 4,850 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1985: 17.20 ft, moderate flooding; 8,490 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1986: 13.30 ft, minor flooding; 4,420 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 1986: 10.95 ft, below flood stage; 2,820 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1988: 8.94 ft, below flood stage; 1,820 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1989: 13.79 ft, minor flooding; 4,520 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1990: 18.18 ft, moderate flooding; 9,980 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 1992: 19.76 ft, moderate flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1993: 16.77 ft, moderate flooding; 7,880 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1994: 14.52 ft, minor flooding; 5,190 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1995: 12.53 ft, action stage; 3,590 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 17.40 ft, moderate flooding; 8,780 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1997: 16.40 ft, moderate flooding; 7,380 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1998: 13.59 ft, minor flooding; 4,360 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1999: 17.03 ft, moderate floodingApr 9, 2000: 11.15 ft, action stage; 2,790 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 2002: 13.65 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 2002: 13.73 ft, minor floodingMay 11, 2003: 14.12 ft, minor floodingJul 9, 2003: 15.95 ft, minor floodingAug 4, 2003: 13.97 ft, minor floodingSep 3, 2003: 13.60 ft, minor floodingJan 6, 2004: 13.86 ft, minor floodingJun 14, 2004: 13.84 ft, minor floodingJan 6, 2005: 14.36 ft, minor floodingJan 13, 2005: 17.23 ft, moderate floodingDec 3, 2006: 15.27 ft, minor floodingJan 7, 2007: 14.18 ft, minor floodingJan 15, 2007: 14.57 ft, minor floodingMar 3, 2007: 14.89 ft, minor floodingMar 16, 2007: 14.58 ft, minor floodingJan 10, 2008: 14.22 ft, minor floodingFeb 7, 2008: 19.44 ft, moderate floodingMar 5, 2008: 13.22 ft, minor floodingMar 20, 2008: 14.03 ft, minor floodingFeb 12, 2009: 13.97 ft, minor flooding; 4,690 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2009: 14.88 ft, minor flooding; 5,550 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2010: 11.05 ft, action stage; 2,930 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 2011: 13.69 ft, minor flooding; 4,450 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2011: 18.95 ft, moderate flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2011: 14.20 ft, minor flooding; 4,890 cubic feet per secondOct 22, 2011: 13.28 ft, minor flooding; 4,130 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2011: 14.29 ft, minor flooding; 4,980 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 2011: 13.55 ft, minor flooding; 4,340 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 2012: 11.65 ft, action stage; 3,250 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2013: 14.65 ft, minor flooding; 5,320 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2013: 15.33 ft, minor flooding; 6,040 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 2013: 16.33 ft, moderate flooding; 7,273 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2014: 14.32 ft, minor flooding; 5,160 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2015: 18.82 ft, moderate flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2015: 15.15 ft, minor flooding; 5,840 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2015: 15.15 ft, minor flooding; 5,836 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2016: 10.50 ft, below flood stage; 2,680 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2017: 16.33 ft, moderate flooding; 7,384 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 2017: 13.33 ft, minor flooding; 4,361 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 2018: 14.28 ft, minor flooding; 5,120 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2019: 18.99 ft, moderate flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2020: 13.73 ft, minor flooding; 4,810 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2021: 14.54 ft, minor flooding; 5,452 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.30 ft, Jan 23, 1959 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Auglaize River at Ft. Jennings 1920s: 6 1930s: 3 1940s: 7 1950s: 8 1960s: 7 1970s: 7 1980s: 7 1990s: 8 2000s: 21 21 2010s: 17 2020s: 2 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 115 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Auglaize River at Ft. Jennings
1Jan 23, 195920.30+7.30Major12,000
2Jul 15, 199219.76+6.76Moderate12,800
3Feb 7, 200819.44+6.44Moderate—
4Feb 11, 195919.07+6.07Moderate—
5May 18, 201918.99+5.99Moderate11,400
6Mar 1, 201118.95+5.95Moderate11,300
7Jun 17, 201518.82+5.82Moderate11,100
8Jun 3, 198018.45+5.45Moderate10,400
9Dec 31, 199018.18+5.18Moderate9,980
10Jan 19, 199617.40+4.40Moderate8,780
11Jan 13, 200517.23+4.23Moderate—
12Mar 6, 196317.20+4.20Moderate8,710
13Feb 24, 198517.20+4.20Moderate8,490
14Mar 17, 197817.19+4.19Moderate—
15Jan 23, 199917.03+4.03Moderate—
16Mar 21, 192717.00+4.00Moderate—
17Jun 14, 198116.80+3.80Moderate7,930
18Jul 4, 199316.77+3.77Moderate7,880
19Jan 15, 193016.60+3.60Moderate—
20May 18, 194316.40+3.40Moderate—
21Jun 3, 199716.40+3.40Moderate7,380
22Dec 23, 201316.33+3.33Moderate7,273
23Jul 12, 201716.33+3.33Moderate7,384
24Jun 19, 194516.00+3.00Moderate—
25Jan 28, 196215.96+2.96Minor—
26Jul 9, 200315.95+2.95Minor—
27Apr 6, 195715.92+2.92Minor—
28Feb 27, 193615.83+2.83Minor3,380
29Apr 19, 192215.70+2.70Minor6,740
30Jun 30, 195715.63+2.63Minor—
31Jan 21, 197015.54+2.54Minor—
32Apr 12, 194415.50+2.50Minor—
33Feb 18, 197615.45+2.45Minor6,340
34Feb 25, 197515.40+2.40Minor6,300
35Apr 23, 196415.36+2.36Minor6,330
36Jan 20, 197415.35+2.35Minor6,250
37Apr 12, 201315.33+2.33Minor6,040
38Dec 3, 200615.27+2.27Minor—
39Mar 12, 195215.23+2.23Minor—
40Jan 5, 195015.21+2.21Minor—
41Feb 27, 192915.20+2.20Minor—
42Jun 28, 201515.15+2.15Minor5,840
43Dec 30, 201515.15+2.15Minor5,836
44Apr 8, 192615.10+2.10Minor6,020
45Mar 5, 197915.05+2.05Minor5,860
46Mar 13, 198215.05+2.05Minor—
47Apr 22, 197215.00+2.00Minor—
48Dec 10, 196614.91+1.91Minor4,940
49Mar 3, 200714.89+1.89Minor—
50Mar 9, 200914.88+1.88Minor5,550

The worst floods along the Auglaize River

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

February 7, 2008: 19.44 ft here, moderate flooding

  • DefianceOH · Feb 8, 2008 · 26.35 ft · Major

February 11, 1959: 19.07 ft here, moderate flooding

  • DefianceOH · Feb 13, 1959 · 27.65 ft · Major

May 18, 2019: 18.99 ft here, moderate flooding

  • DefianceOH · May 18, 2019 · 21.34 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Auglaize River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Auglaize River
Ft. Jennings this gaugeOH13.020.30 ft, Jan 23, 19591
DefianceOH21.029.70 ft, Jan 16, 193713

Other gauges in Putnam County

Flood gauges in Putnam County
Ottawa23.033.30 ft, Mar 25, 19132
Kalida19.022.37 ft, Jun 17, 20151

Putnam County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Ohio

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FTJO1, 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.