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East Branch Nimishillen Creek at Louisville

Highest listed crest 13.58 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft7 crests since 2017

The East Branch Nimishillen Creek at Louisville crested above flood stage 7 times among the 7 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2017 to 2025. The highest, 13.58 ft on June 17, 2018, was moderate flooding, 2.58 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.58 ft
June 17, 2018
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major
0
7 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 5, 2025
13.20 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Stark County
Near Canton (6.1 mi), North Canton (7.5 mi), Alliance (8.7 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, East Branch Nimishillen Creek at Louisville
Action stage10.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.03Mar 19, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.54Apr 5, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

7 crests from 2017 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the East Branch Nimishillen Creek at Louisville, 2017 to 2025 11121314ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 14.0 ft Jun 19, 2017: 12.34 ft, minor floodingNov 19, 2017: 11.95 ft, minor floodingJun 17, 2018: 13.58 ft, moderate floodingJul 8, 2019: 12.52 ft, moderate floodingMar 19, 2020: 11.08 ft, minor floodingJun 6, 2020: 13.15 ft, moderate floodingApr 5, 2025: 13.20 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 13.58 ft, Jun 17, 2018 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, East Branch Nimishillen Creek at Louisville 2010s: 4 4 2020s: 3 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, East Branch Nimishillen Creek at Louisville
1Jun 17, 201813.58+2.58Moderate—
2Apr 5, 202513.20+2.20Moderate—
3Jun 6, 202013.15+2.15Moderate—
4Jul 8, 201912.52+1.52Moderate—
5Jun 19, 201712.34+1.34Minor—
6Nov 19, 201711.95+0.95Minor—
7Mar 19, 202011.08+0.08Minor—

Other gauges in Stark County

Flood gauges in Stark County
Canton6.06.78 ft, Mar 1, 20110
North Industry10.013.41 ft, Jan 13, 20171
Waynesburg8.010.05 ft, Jan 22, 19591
Massillon18.018.64 ft, Feb 18, 20220
North Canton9.510.57 ft, May 15, 20220

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LOSO1, 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.