Search
Menu

Explore

Hazards

Analysis

Rankings

Reference

Huron River at Milan

Highest listed crest 31.10 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft85 crests since 1950

The Huron River at Milan crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 85 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1950 to 2026. The highest, 31.10 ft on July 5, 1969, was major flooding, 13.10 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
31.10 ft
July 5, 1969; 49,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 22.5 ft
Crests at major
5
16th of 129 gauges in Ohio
Most recent flood crest
April 2, 2026
19.71 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Erie County
Near Norwalk (3.9 mi), Sandusky (12.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Huron River at Milan
Action stage14.026Jul 31, 2004The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.026Apr 2, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage19.528Apr 2, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage22.55Mar 1, 2011Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

85 crests from 1950 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Huron River at Milan, 1950 to 2026 1520253035ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 22.5 ft Apr 24, 1950: 17.10 ft, action stage; 7,640 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 1950: 18.90 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1952: 19.80 ft, moderate flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1953: 16.20 ft, action stage; 6,390 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1954: 16.68 ft, action stage; 7,110 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1955: 16.13 ft, action stage; 6,260 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1956: 21.10 ft, moderate flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1957: 18.56 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1961: 19.73 ft, moderate flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1962: 16.71 ft, action stage; 7,100 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1963: 16.87 ft, action stage; 7,350 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1964: 15.11 ft, action stage; 4,910 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1965: 17.25 ft, action stage; 6,930 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 1966: 20.04 ft, moderate flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1967: 19.12 ft, minor flooding; 9,230 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1968: 19.38 ft, minor flooding; 9,650 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1969: 31.10 ft, major flooding; 49,600 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1970: 18.39 ft, minor flooding; 8,150 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1970: 15.50 ft, action stageFeb 23, 1971: 16.91 ft, action stage; 6,300 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1972: 16.15 ft, action stage; 5,650 cubic feet per secondNov 14, 1972: 18.21 ft, minor flooding; 7,920 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1974: 18.73 ft, minor flooding; 8,640 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1975: 17.83 ft, action stage; 7,450 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1976: 20.32 ft, moderate flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1977: 19.27 ft, minor flooding; 9,480 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1977: 20.53 ft, moderate flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1979: 17.10 ft, action stageApr 14, 1979: 19.35 ft, minor flooding; 9,600 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1979: 15.15 ft, action stage; 4,730 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1981: 16.19 ft, action stage; 5,680 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1989: 18.95 ft, minor flooding; 9,480 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1990: 17.33 ft, action stage; 7,990 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 1990: 16.10 ft, action stageDec 4, 1990: 16.94 ft, action stageDec 23, 1990: 17.17 ft, action stageJul 31, 1992: 16.33 ft, action stage; 6,400 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 1992: 20.20 ft, moderate flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1994: 19.19 ft, minor flooding; 9,200 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1996: 17.79 ft, action stage; 8,540 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1997: 20.68 ft, moderate flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1998: 23.26 ft, major flooding; 16,800 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1999: 20.17 ft, moderate floodingJun 18, 2000: 18.26 ft, minor flooding; 9,130 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2001: 16.27 ft, action stage; 5,850 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 2002: 18.44 ft, minor flooding; 7,900 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2002: 16.35 ft, action stage; 5,920 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 2004: 16.91 ft, action stage; 6,430 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2004: 16.65 ft, action stage; 6,198 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 2004: 15.62 ft, action stage; 5,158 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2004: 19.74 ft, moderate flooding; 9,260 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2006: 23.95 ft, major flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2006: 21.06 ft, moderate flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2007: 20.29 ft, moderate flooding; 9,857 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2007: 20.33 ft, moderate flooding; 9,902 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 2007: 22.70 ft, major flooding; 12,684 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2008: 21.86 ft, moderate flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2008: 18.86 ft, minor flooding; 8,330 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2009: 18.89 ft, minor flooding; 8,360 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2009: 21.97 ft, moderate flooding; 16,700 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2011: 24.59 ft, major flooding; 23,800 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2011: 20.91 ft, moderate flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2011: 18.60 ft, minor flooding; 9,870 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 2011: 18.66 ft, minor flooding; 9,970 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2012: 21.04 ft, moderate flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2013: 19.46 ft, minor flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2013: 22.47 ft, moderate flooding; 17,500 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 2013: 22.15 ft, moderate flooding; 16,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2014: 22.31 ft, moderate floodingJun 25, 2014: 18.15 ft, minor flooding; 8,630 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2015: 19.47 ft, minor floodingFeb 7, 2017: 18.16 ft, minor flooding; 8,640 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2017: 18.09 ft, minor flooding; 8,540 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 2017: 20.63 ft, moderate flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 2018: 20.80 ft, moderate flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 2019: 19.51 ft, moderate flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2019: 20.25 ft, moderate flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2020: 19.82 ft, moderate flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2020: 18.21 ft, minor flooding; 8,720 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2021: 18.47 ft, minor flooding; 9,130 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 2021: 20.15 ft, moderate flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2022: 19.14 ft, minor floodingAug 24, 2023: 19.79 ft, moderate flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2024: 18.26 ft, minor flooding; 8,820 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2026: 19.71 ft, moderate flooding; 11,276 cubic feet per second Highest, 31.10 ft, Jul 5, 1969 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Huron River at Milan 1950s: 4 1960s: 5 1970s: 7 1980s: 1 1990s: 5 2000s: 12 2010s: 17 17 2020s: 8 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 85 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Huron River at Milan
1Jul 5, 196931.10+13.10Major49,600
2Mar 1, 201124.59+6.59Major23,800
3Jun 22, 200623.95+5.95Major14,300
4Aug 26, 199823.26+5.26Major16,800
5Aug 20, 200722.70+4.70Major12,684
6Jul 11, 201322.47+4.47Moderate17,500
7Feb 22, 201422.31+4.31Moderate—
8Dec 22, 201322.15+4.15Moderate16,700
9Mar 9, 200921.97+3.97Moderate16,700
10Feb 7, 200821.86+3.86Moderate11,700
11May 12, 195621.10+3.10Moderate18,200
12Dec 1, 200621.06+3.06Moderate10,800
13Oct 30, 201221.04+3.04Moderate14,000
14Apr 26, 201120.91+2.91Moderate14,300
15Nov 2, 201820.80+2.80Moderate13,500
16Feb 27, 199720.68+2.68Moderate12,300
17Nov 19, 201720.63+2.63Moderate13,100
18Dec 15, 197720.53+2.53Moderate11,600
19Mar 2, 200720.33+2.33Moderate9,902
20Feb 17, 197620.32+2.32Moderate11,300
21Jan 6, 200720.29+2.29Moderate9,857
22Jun 21, 201920.25+2.25Moderate12,300
23Nov 13, 199220.20+2.20Moderate10,500
24Jan 22, 199920.17+2.17Moderate—
25Jul 18, 202120.15+2.15Moderate12,100
26Jul 12, 196620.04+2.04Moderate11,800
27Mar 29, 202019.82+1.82Moderate11,500
28Mar 11, 195219.80+1.80Moderate13,200
29Aug 24, 202319.79+1.79Moderate11,400
30Dec 31, 200419.74+1.74Moderate9,260
31Apr 26, 196119.73+1.73Moderate13,600
32Apr 2, 202619.71+1.71Moderate11,276
33Jan 24, 201919.51+1.51Moderate10,900
34Mar 12, 201519.47+1.47Minor—
35Apr 12, 201319.46+1.46Minor10,800
36Jan 30, 196819.38+1.38Minor9,650
37Apr 14, 197919.35+1.35Minor9,600
38Jul 5, 197719.27+1.27Minor9,480
39Jan 28, 199419.19+1.19Minor9,200
40Feb 17, 202219.14+1.14Minor—
41May 7, 196719.12+1.12Minor9,230
42May 26, 198918.95+0.95Minor9,480
43Dec 3, 195018.90+0.90Minor10,300
44Feb 12, 200918.89+0.89Minor8,360
45Mar 19, 200818.86+0.86Minor8,330
46Jan 19, 197418.73+0.73Minor8,640
47Dec 6, 201118.66+0.66Minor9,970
48May 26, 201118.60+0.60Minor9,870
49Apr 4, 195718.56+0.56Minor10,500
50May 10, 202118.47+0.47Minor9,130

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MILO1, 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.