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Hocking River at Athens

Highest listed crest 22.52 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft7 crests since 2017

The Hocking River at Athens crested above flood stage 6 times among the 7 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2017 to 2025. The highest, 22.52 ft on April 5, 2018, was moderate flooding, 2.52 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Hocking River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
22.52 ft
April 5, 2018; 19,191 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
20.0 ft
Major flooding from 28.0 ft
Crests at major
0
6 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 6, 2025
20.83 ft, minor flooding
Location
Athens County
Near Athens (0.7 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Hocking River at Athens
Action stage18.01Apr 17, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.04Apr 6, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage22.02Feb 9, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage28.00—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 Hocking River at Athens, 2017 to 2025 182022242628ft Flood stage 20.0 ftMajor 28.0 ft Mar 3, 2017: 21.30 ft, minor flooding; 16,687 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2018: 22.52 ft, moderate flooding; 19,191 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2018: 18.66 ft, action stage; 11,806 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 2019: 22.08 ft, moderate flooding; 18,258 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2019: 21.11 ft, minor flooding; 16,316 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 2022: 20.10 ft, minor flooding; 14,430 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2025: 20.83 ft, minor flooding; 13,882 cubic feet per second Highest, 22.52 ft, Apr 5, 2018 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Hocking River at Athens 2010s: 4 4 2020s: 2 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.
  3. 35 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 23.00 ft on Jan 1, 1873; 24.00 ft on Jan 1, 1884; 26.70 ft on Mar 14, 1907; 24.00 ft on Jan 1, 1913; 20.90 ft on Dec 25, 1921; 21.80 ft on Apr 16, 1922; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Hocking River at Athens
1Apr 5, 201822.52+2.52Moderate19,191
2Feb 9, 201922.08+2.08Moderate18,258
3Mar 3, 201721.30+1.30Minor16,687
4Feb 14, 201921.11+1.11Minor16,316
5Apr 6, 202520.83+0.83Minor13,882
6Feb 19, 202220.10+0.10Minor14,430
7Apr 17, 201818.66−1.34Action11,806

The worst floods along the Hocking River

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

April 5, 2018: 22.52 ft here, moderate flooding

  • EnterpriseOH · Apr 4, 2018 · 17.04 ft · Moderate

February 9, 2019: 22.08 ft here, moderate flooding

March 3, 2017: 21.30 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Hocking River

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

Flood gauges on the Hocking River
EnterpriseOH12.022.00 ft, Mar 13, 19072
Athens this gaugeOH20.022.52 ft, Apr 5, 20180

Other gauges in Athens County

Flood gauges in Athens County
Glouster13.022.00 ft, Mar 1, 19073

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ATHO1, 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.