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Black Fork Mohican River at Shelby

Highest listed crest 16.35 ftFlood stage 15.5 ft2 crests since 2017

The Black Fork Mohican River at Shelby crested above flood stage 1 time among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2017 to 2021. The highest, 16.35 ft on May 10, 2021, was minor flooding, 0.85 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Black Fork Mohican River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.35 ft
May 10, 2021; 2,770 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.5 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 10, 2021
16.35 ft, minor flooding
Location
Richland County
Near Mansfield (10.4 mi), Galion (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, Black Fork Mohican River at Shelby
Action stage13.01Jan 12, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.51May 10, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.50—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

2 crests from 2017 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Black Fork Mohican River at Shelby, 2017 to 2021 1314151617ft Flood stage 15.5 ft Jan 12, 2017: 13.68 ft, action stageMay 10, 2021: 16.35 ft, minor flooding; 2,770 cubic feet per second Highest, 16.35 ft, May 10, 2021 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Black Fork Mohican River at Shelby 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 1 2010s2020s
  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

Highest listed crests, Black Fork Mohican River at Shelby
1May 10, 202116.35+0.85Minor2,770
2Jan 12, 201713.68−1.82Action—

The worst floods along the Black Fork Mohican River

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

May 10, 2021: 16.35 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Black Fork Mohican River

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

Flood gauges on the Black Fork Mohican River
Shelby this gaugeOH15.516.35 ft, May 10, 20210
LoudonvilleOH10.011.81 ft, Apr 5, 20260

Other gauges in Richland County

Flood gauges in Richland County
Bellville12.013.32 ft, Apr 4, 20260

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SHLO1, 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.