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Big Darby Creek at Darbyville

Highest listed crest 17.94 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft76 crests since 1924

The Big Darby Creek at Darbyville crested above flood stage 32 times among the 76 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1924 to 2025. The highest, 17.94 ft on January 22, 1959, was moderate flooding, 5.94 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.94 ft
January 22, 1959; 49,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
0
32 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 7, 2025
12.74 ft, minor flooding
Location
Pickaway County
Near Grove City (11.7 mi), Circleville (11.7 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Big Darby Creek at Darbyville
Action stage10.044Feb 8, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.031Apr 7, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage17.01Jan 22, 1959Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

76 crests from 1924 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Big Darby Creek at Darbyville, 1924 to 2025 101214161820ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Jun 9, 1924: 13.70 ft, minor flooding; 19,100 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1927: 11.30 ft, action stage; 11,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1929: 15.90 ft, minor flooding; 22,600 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1933: 12.70 ft, minor flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1936: 11.80 ft, action stage; 12,100 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1938: 11.50 ft, action stage; 11,900 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1940: 11.10 ft, action stage; 11,000 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1943: 12.60 ft, minor flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1945: 12.76 ft, minor flooding; 14,900 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1947: 12.47 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1948: 11.40 ft, action stage; 11,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1950: 11.31 ft, action stage; 11,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1951: 12.57 ft, minor flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1952: 14.70 ft, minor flooding; 21,600 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1957: 12.83 ft, minor flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1958: 11.08 ft, action stage; 9,700 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1959: 17.94 ft, moderate flooding; 49,000 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1963: 13.92 ft, minor flooding; 17,600 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1964: 14.31 ft, minor flooding; 19,400 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1968: 11.29 ft, action stage; 7,620 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1969: 10.92 ft, action stage; 6,960 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1970: 11.91 ft, action stage; 8,740 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1973: 12.02 ft, minor flooding; 8,940 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1974: 10.81 ft, action stage; 6,780 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1975: 15.07 ft, minor flooding; 17,500 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1977: 10.90 ft, action stage; 6,920 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1978: 11.89 ft, action stage; 8,680 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 1979: 14.00 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1980: 12.32 ft, minor flooding; 9,580 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1981: 11.02 ft, action stage; 7,130 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1985: 11.59 ft, action stage; 8,130 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 1986: 10.88 ft, action stage; 6,900 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1989: 10.75 ft, action stage; 6,690 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1990: 11.45 ft, action stage; 7,880 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1990: 13.64 ft, minor flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1997: 15.62 ft, minor flooding; 23,700 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1998: 10.10 ft, action stageJun 29, 1998: 14.77 ft, minor flooding; 17,100 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1999: 10.30 ft, action stageApr 9, 2000: 11.50 ft, action stageMay 20, 2001: 11.00 ft, action stageJan 6, 2004: 13.86 ft, minor flooding; 14,515 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2005: 15.30 ft, minor flooding; 21,364 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2005: 13.41 ft, minor flooding; 13,377 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2005: 10.34 ft, action stage; 6,649 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 2007: 10.94 ft, action stage; 7,690 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2007: 12.44 ft, minor flooding; 11,046 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2007: 10.24 ft, action stage; 6,485 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2007: 11.97 ft, action stage; 10,015 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2008: 10.19 ft, action stage; 6,403 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2008: 11.92 ft, action stage; 9,892 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2008: 12.64 ft, minor flooding; 11,498 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2008: 10.20 ft, action stage; 6,419 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2011: 10.35 ft, action stage; 6,666 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2011: 11.27 ft, action stage; 8,380 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2011: 10.22 ft, action stage; 6,452 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2011: 10.78 ft, action stage; 7,403 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 2011: 12.45 ft, minor flooding; 11,069 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 2012: 10.16 ft, action stage; 6,355 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2013: 12.55 ft, minor flooding; 11,834 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2014: 11.57 ft, action stage; 9,528 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2014: 10.61 ft, action stage; 7,609 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2015: 11.48 ft, action stage; 9,332 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2015: 10.18 ft, action stage; 6,860 cubic feet per secondNov 7, 2017: 11.53 ft, action stage; 9,442 cubic feet per secondNov 21, 2017: 10.10 ft, action stage; 6,727 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2018: 10.78 ft, action stage; 7,898 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2018: 12.40 ft, minor flooding; 11,458 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2018: 13.32 ft, minor flooding; 13,870 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2018: 10.97 ft, action stage; 8,274 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 2018: 10.46 ft, action stage; 7,291 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2019: 11.20 ft, action stage; 8,744 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2019: 12.03 ft, minor flooding; 10,572 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2020: 13.40 ft, minor flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2024: 12.85 ft, minor flooding; 12,597 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2025: 12.74 ft, minor flooding; 13,098 cubic feet per second Highest, 17.94 ft, Jan 22, 1959 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Big Darby Creek at Darbyville 1920s: 2 1930s: 1 1940s: 3 1950s: 4 1960s: 2 1970s: 3 1980s: 1 1990s: 3 2000s: 5 5 2010s: 5 2020s: 3 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 76 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Big Darby Creek at Darbyville
1Jan 22, 195917.94+5.94Moderate49,000
2Feb 27, 192915.90+3.90Minor22,600
3Jun 3, 199715.62+3.62Minor23,700
4Jan 7, 200515.30+3.30Minor21,364
5Feb 25, 197515.07+3.07Minor17,500
6Jun 29, 199814.77+2.77Minor17,100
7Jan 27, 195214.70+2.70Minor21,600
8Mar 11, 196414.31+2.31Minor19,400
9Sep 15, 197914.00+2.00Minor14,000
10Mar 6, 196313.92+1.92Minor17,600
11Jan 6, 200413.86+1.86Minor14,515
12Jun 9, 192413.70+1.70Minor19,100
13Dec 31, 199013.64+1.64Minor13,000
14Jan 13, 200513.41+1.41Minor13,377
15Mar 21, 202013.40+1.40Minor14,100
16Apr 5, 201813.32+1.32Minor13,870
17Apr 3, 202412.85+0.85Minor12,597
18Apr 5, 195712.83+0.83Minor13,800
19Mar 7, 194512.76+0.76Minor14,900
20Apr 7, 202512.74+0.74Minor13,098
21May 14, 193312.70+0.70Minor15,400
22Mar 21, 200812.64+0.64Minor11,498
23Mar 20, 194312.60+0.60Minor15,800
24Feb 22, 195112.57+0.57Minor14,300
25Dec 24, 201312.55+0.55Minor11,834
26Jun 3, 194712.47+0.47Minor14,800
27Dec 7, 201112.45+0.45Minor11,069
28Mar 3, 200712.44+0.44Minor11,046
29Feb 26, 201812.40+0.40Minor11,458
30Jun 4, 198012.32+0.32Minor9,580
31May 19, 201912.03+0.03Minor10,572
32Jun 21, 197312.02+0.02Minor8,940
33Mar 25, 200711.97−0.03Action10,015
34Mar 6, 200811.92−0.08Action9,892
35Apr 3, 197011.91−0.09Action8,740
36Mar 17, 197811.89−0.11Action8,680
37Feb 26, 193611.80−0.20Action12,100
38Feb 25, 198511.59−0.41Action8,130
39Feb 22, 201411.57−0.43Action9,528
40Nov 7, 201711.53−0.47Action9,442
41Apr 8, 193811.50−0.50Action11,900
42Apr 9, 200011.50−0.50Action—
43Jun 22, 201511.48−0.52Action9,332
44Jun 10, 199011.45−0.55Action7,880
45Apr 14, 194811.40−0.60Action11,600
46Feb 15, 195011.31−0.69Action11,400
47Jan 21, 192711.30−0.70Action11,400
48May 28, 196811.29−0.71Action7,620
49Mar 7, 201111.27−0.73Action8,380
50Feb 8, 201911.20−0.80Action8,744

Other gauges in Pickaway County

Flood gauges in Pickaway County
Circleville15.026.17 ft, Jan 22, 19591

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DBVO1, 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.