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Grand River at Painesville

Highest listed crest 19.35 ftFlood stage 12.5 ft55 crests since 1975

The Grand River at Painesville crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 55 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1975 to 2025. The highest, 19.35 ft on July 28, 2006, was major flooding, 6.85 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.35 ft
July 28, 2006; 35,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.5 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
1
46th of 129 gauges in Ohio
Most recent flood crest
October 30, 2012
13.27 ft, minor flooding
Location
Lake County
Near Painesville (1.6 mi), Mentor (5.9 mi), Willoughby (10.9 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Grand River at Painesville
Action stage8.045May 6, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.58Oct 30, 2012Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.01Jul 28, 2006Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

55 crests from 1975 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Grand River at Painesville, 1975 to 2025 5101520ft Flood stage 12.5 ftMajor 17.0 ft Feb 25, 1975: 9.93 ft, action stage; 10,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1976: 12.55 ft, minor flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1977: 10.52 ft, action stage; 11,700 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1977: 11.30 ft, action stage; 13,200 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1978: 12.52 ft, minor floodingMar 4, 1979: 11.81 ft, action stage; 14,200 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 1979: 13.16 ft, minor flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1981: 12.01 ft, action stage; 16,300 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1982: 10.73 ft, action stage; 13,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1984: 9.49 ft, action stageMar 21, 1984: 9.03 ft, action stage; 9,910 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1985: 12.11 ft, action stage; 16,500 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1986: 13.07 ft, minor flooding; 18,700 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1987: 10.99 ft, action stageApr 6, 1987: 10.53 ft, action stage; 13,000 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1989: 12.93 ft, minor flooding; 18,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1990: 10.06 ft, action stage; 12,000 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1990: 10.93 ft, action stage; 13,900 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1992: 7.72 ft, below flood stageMar 25, 1993: 10.24 ft, action stage; 12,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1994: 8.98 ft, action stage; 9,810 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1995: 11.54 ft, action stage; 15,300 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 11.66 ft, action stage; 15,500 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1997: 11.33 ft, action stage; 14,800 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1998: 10.34 ft, action stage; 12,600 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1999: 8.82 ft, action stage; 9,430 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2000: 8.88 ft, action stage; 9,550 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2001: 9.59 ft, action stage; 11,000 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2002: 9.91 ft, action stage; 11,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2003: 9.92 ft, action stageJun 14, 2003: 9.12 ft, action stage; 10,000 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2004: 10.10 ft, action stage; 12,100 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2005: 10.35 ft, action stage; 12,642 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2005: 10.60 ft, action stage; 13,200 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 2006: 19.35 ft, major flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2006: 10.40 ft, action stage; 12,748 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2007: 9.37 ft, action stage; 10,555 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2007: 11.15 ft, action stage; 14,394 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2008: 13.70 ft, minor flooding; 18,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2009: 11.32 ft, action stage; 13,300 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2010: 10.38 ft, action stage; 10,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2011: 13.25 ft, minor flooding; 19,400 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2012: 13.27 ft, minor flooding; 19,500 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 2013: 12.07 ft, action stage; 15,500 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2014: 9.42 ft, action stage; 8,950 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2015: 10.68 ft, action stage; 11,500 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2016: 9.54 ft, action stage; 9,180 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2017: 11.36 ft, action stage; 13,400 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2018: 10.40 ft, action stage; 10,900 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 2019: 10.12 ft, action stage; 10,300 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 2020: 10.91 ft, action stage; 12,100 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 2021: 9.64 ft, action stage; 9,380 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2022: 11.34 ft, action stage; 13,300 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 2023: 9.75 ft, action stage; 9,590 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2025: 10.59 ft, action stage; 11,300 cubic feet per second Highest, 19.35 ft, Jul 28, 2006 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Grand River at Painesville 1970s: 3 3 1980s: 2 1990s: 0 2000s: 2 2010s: 2 2020s: 0 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 55 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Grand River at Painesville
1Jul 28, 200619.35+6.85Major35,000
2Feb 6, 200813.70+1.20Minor18,500
3Oct 30, 201213.27+0.77Minor19,500
4Feb 28, 201113.25+0.75Minor19,400
5Dec 25, 197913.16+0.66Minor16,900
6Jun 11, 198613.07+0.57Minor18,700
7May 26, 198912.93+0.43Minor18,400
8Feb 17, 197612.55+0.05Minor15,500
9Mar 15, 197812.52+0.02Minor—
10Feb 24, 198512.11−0.39Action16,500
11Dec 22, 201312.07−0.43Action15,500
12Feb 19, 198112.01−0.49Action16,300
13Mar 4, 197911.81−0.69Action14,200
14Jan 19, 199611.66−0.84Action15,500
15Jan 16, 199511.54−0.96Action15,300
16Jan 12, 201711.36−1.14Action13,400
17Feb 23, 202211.34−1.16Action13,300
18Jun 3, 199711.33−1.17Action14,800
19Feb 12, 200911.32−1.18Action13,300
20Dec 15, 197711.30−1.20Action13,200
21Mar 15, 200711.15−1.35Action14,394
22Jan 25, 198710.99−1.51Action—
23Dec 30, 199010.93−1.57Action13,900
24Oct 21, 202010.91−1.59Action12,100
25Mar 13, 198210.73−1.77Action13,500
26Jun 29, 201510.68−1.82Action11,500
27Jan 12, 200510.60−1.90Action13,200
28May 6, 202510.59−1.91Action11,300
29Apr 6, 198710.53−1.97Action13,000
30Feb 25, 197710.52−1.98Action11,700
31Dec 1, 200610.40−2.10Action12,748
32Jan 12, 201810.40−2.10Action10,900
33Mar 13, 201010.38−2.12Action10,900
34Jan 4, 200510.35−2.15Action12,642
35Jan 9, 199810.34−2.16Action12,600
36Mar 25, 199310.24−2.26Action12,400
37Jul 20, 201910.12−2.38Action10,300
38May 22, 200410.10−2.40Action12,100
39Feb 16, 199010.06−2.44Action12,000
40Feb 25, 19759.93−2.57Action10,600
41Feb 25, 20039.92−2.58Action—
42May 30, 20029.91−2.59Action11,700
43Aug 25, 20239.75−2.75Action9,590
44Jul 17, 20219.64−2.86Action9,380
45Feb 10, 20019.59−2.91Action11,000
46Dec 27, 20169.54−2.96Action9,180
47Feb 12, 19849.49−3.01Action—
48Jun 25, 20149.42−3.08Action8,950
49Mar 2, 20079.37−3.13Action10,555
50Jun 14, 20039.12−3.38Action10,000

Other gauges in Lake County

Flood gauges in Lake County
Willoughby12.017.95 ft, Mar 22, 19485

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PNVO1, 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.