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Little Miami River at Milford

Highest listed crest 30.50 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft41 crests since 1913

The Little Miami River at Milford crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 41 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2025. The highest, 30.50 ft on March 27, 1913, was major flooding, 13.50 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
30.50 ft
March 27, 1913
Flood stage
17.0 ft
Major flooding from 27.0 ft
Crests at major
2
34th of 129 gauges in Ohio
Most recent flood crest
February 16, 2025
18.38 ft, minor flooding
Location
Clermont County
Near Montgomery (6.1 mi), Loveland (6.8 mi), Blue Ash (7.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Little Miami River at Milford
Action stage13.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.039Feb 16, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage22.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage27.02Jan 22, 1959Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

41 crests from 1913 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Miami River at Milford, 1913 to 2025 1520253035ft Flood stage 17.0 ftMajor 27.0 ft Mar 27, 1913: 30.50 ft, major floodingJan 22, 1937: 19.55 ft, minor floodingApr 20, 1940: 20.10 ft, minor floodingMar 6, 1945: 20.90 ft, minor floodingJan 22, 1959: 27.30 ft, major flooding; 84,100 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1968: 17.75 ft, minor floodingSep 14, 1979: 21.18 ft, minor floodingJun 10, 1980: 18.80 ft, minor floodingMay 2, 1983: 17.50 ft, minor floodingJan 30, 1994: 19.30 ft, minor floodingApr 10, 1994: 19.30 ft, minor floodingMay 18, 1995: 17.89 ft, minor floodingApr 29, 1996: 17.17 ft, minor floodingMay 11, 1996: 19.30 ft, minor floodingJun 1, 1997: 19.33 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 1998: 21.69 ft, minor flooding; 49,400 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2000: 17.40 ft, minor floodingFeb 14, 2000: 17.50 ft, minor floodingFeb 18, 2000: 18.20 ft, minor floodingJul 18, 2001: 21.81 ft, minor flooding; 43,900 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2002: 17.29 ft, minor floodingSep 3, 2003: 17.10 ft, minor floodingJan 5, 2004: 20.62 ft, minor floodingJan 6, 2005: 19.10 ft, minor flooding; 31,400 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2005: 17.88 ft, minor floodingMar 2, 2007: 17.07 ft, minor flooding; 26,442 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2008: 21.28 ft, minor flooding; 43,200 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2011: 17.87 ft, minor flooding; 29,059 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 2011: 19.13 ft, minor flooding; 33,357 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2012: 19.35 ft, minor flooding; 34,138 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2017: 19.91 ft, minor flooding; 36,153 cubic feet per secondNov 6, 2017: 18.56 ft, minor flooding; 31,138 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2018: 20.43 ft, minor flooding; 38,687 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2018: 18.00 ft, minor flooding; 29,198 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2019: 18.45 ft, minor flooding; 30,753 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2019: 17.65 ft, minor flooding; 27,928 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2019: 18.00 ft, minor flooding; 29,149 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2020: 19.65 ft, minor flooding; 35,163 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2021: 18.27 ft, minor flooding; 30,097 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2022: 19.65 ft, minor flooding; 35,163 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2025: 18.38 ft, minor flooding; 30,488 cubic feet per second Highest, 30.50 ft, Mar 27, 1913 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Miami River at Milford 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 1 1940s: 2 1950s: 1 1960s: 1 1970s: 1 1980s: 2 1990s: 7 2000s: 11 11 2010s: 10 2020s: 4 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Little Miami River at Milford
1Mar 27, 191330.50+13.50Major—
2Jan 22, 195927.30+10.30Major84,100
3Jul 18, 200121.81+4.81Minor43,900
4Apr 16, 199821.69+4.69Minor49,400
5Mar 19, 200821.28+4.28Minor43,200
6Sep 14, 197921.18+4.18Minor—
7Mar 6, 194520.90+3.90Minor—
8Jan 5, 200420.62+3.62Minor—
9Feb 25, 201820.43+3.43Minor38,687
10Apr 20, 194020.10+3.10Minor—
11Mar 1, 201719.91+2.91Minor36,153
12May 19, 202019.65+2.65Minor35,163
13Feb 18, 202219.65+2.65Minor35,163
14Jan 22, 193719.55+2.55Minor—
15May 2, 201219.35+2.35Minor34,138
16Jun 1, 199719.33+2.33Minor—
17Jan 30, 199419.30+2.30Minor—
18Apr 10, 199419.30+2.30Minor—
19May 11, 199619.30+2.30Minor—
20Dec 6, 201119.13+2.13Minor33,357
21Jan 6, 200519.10+2.10Minor31,400
22Jun 10, 198018.80+1.80Minor—
23Nov 6, 201718.56+1.56Minor31,138
24Feb 8, 201918.45+1.45Minor30,753
25Feb 16, 202518.38+1.38Minor30,488
26Jun 19, 202118.27+1.27Minor30,097
27Feb 18, 200018.20+1.20Minor—
28Apr 3, 201818.00+1.00Minor29,198
29Apr 20, 201918.00+1.00Minor29,149
30May 18, 199517.89+0.89Minor—
31Mar 28, 200517.88+0.88Minor—
32Apr 19, 201117.87+0.87Minor29,059
33May 24, 196817.75+0.75Minor—
34Mar 31, 201917.65+0.65Minor27,928
35May 2, 198317.50+0.50Minor—
36Feb 14, 200017.50+0.50Minor—
37Jan 4, 200017.40+0.40Minor—
38Jun 6, 200217.29+0.29Minor—
39Apr 29, 199617.17+0.17Minor—
40Sep 3, 200317.10+0.10Minor—
41Mar 2, 200717.07+0.07Minor26,442

The worst floods along the Little Miami River

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

January 22, 1959: 27.30 ft here, major flooding

  • Spring ValleyOH · Jan 21, 1959 · 19.20 ft · Major · its highest

March 19, 2008: 21.28 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Little Miami River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Little Miami River
Milford this gaugeOH17.030.50 ft, Mar 27, 19132
South LebanonOH19.023.20 ft, Feb 18, 20220
Spring ValleyOH11.019.20 ft, Jan 21, 19592

Other gauges in Clermont County

Flood gauges in Clermont County
Perintown19.023.84 ft, Mar 10, 19640
Meldahl Dam51.076.00 ft, Jan 26, 19373

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MLGO1, 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.