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Little Miami River near Spring Valley

Highest listed crest 19.20 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft45 crests since 1920

The Little Miami River near Spring Valley crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 45 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1920 to 2026. The highest, 19.20 ft on January 21, 1959, was major flooding, 8.20 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Little Miami River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.20 ft
January 21, 1959; 36,400 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
2
34th of 129 gauges in Ohio
Most recent flood crest
August 20, 2026
12.16 ft, minor flooding
Location
Greene County
Near Centerville (7.1 mi), Xenia (8.4 mi), Kettering (10.1 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 near Spring Valley
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.029Aug 20, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.014Jan 5, 2004Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.02Mar 5, 1963Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

45 crests from 1920 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Miami River near Spring Valley, 1920 to 2026 101214161820ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 17.0 ft Apr 20, 1920: 13.97 ft, minor flooding; 7,780 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1927: 12.60 ft, minor flooding; 8,220 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1929: 16.80 ft, moderate flooding; 18,400 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1933: 14.08 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 1935: 13.55 ft, minor flooding; 9,600 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1943: 15.50 ft, moderate flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1945: 15.65 ft, moderate flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1947: 14.71 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1948: 16.47 ft, moderate flooding; 17,200 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1949: 16.12 ft, moderate flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 1950: 13.88 ft, minor flooding; 8,240 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 1950: 15.34 ft, moderate flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1952: 16.75 ft, moderate flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1959: 19.20 ft, major flooding; 36,400 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1963: 19.14 ft, major flooding; 38,000 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1964: 15.79 ft, moderate flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1975: 13.21 ft, minor flooding; 7,130 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1980: 14.51 ft, moderate flooding; 9,860 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1981: 14.53 ft, moderate flooding; 9,890 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1982: 14.00 ft, moderate flooding; 9,000 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1983: 12.09 ft, minor flooding; 6,370 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 2004: 14.47 ft, moderate floodingJan 6, 2005: 13.72 ft, minor floodingMar 20, 2008: 13.91 ft, minor floodingJun 5, 2008: 13.71 ft, minor floodingDec 6, 2011: 12.34 ft, minor floodingDec 22, 2013: 11.12 ft, minor floodingFeb 21, 2014: 11.15 ft, minor floodingMay 22, 2014: 11.66 ft, minor floodingJun 21, 2015: 11.14 ft, minor floodingDec 29, 2015: 11.03 ft, minor floodingNov 7, 2017: 12.27 ft, minor flooding; 6,160 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2018: 12.88 ft, minor flooding; 7,083 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2018: 12.87 ft, minor flooding; 7,068 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2019: 12.41 ft, minor flooding; 6,365 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2020: 13.76 ft, minor flooding; 8,565 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2020: 11.81 ft, minor flooding; 5,521 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2021: 12.98 ft, minor floodingFeb 18, 2022: 11.24 ft, minor flooding; 4,789 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2023: 11.80 ft, minor flooding; 5,507 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2023: 12.69 ft, minor flooding; 6,787 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2025: 13.17 ft, minor flooding; 7,552 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2026: 11.26 ft, minor flooding; 4,813 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2026: 12.87 ft, minor flooding; 7,068 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 2026: 12.16 ft, minor flooding; 6,004 cubic feet per second Highest, 19.20 ft, Jan 21, 1959 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Miami River near Spring Valley 1920s: 3 1930s: 2 1940s: 5 1950s: 4 1960s: 2 1970s: 1 1980s: 4 1990s: 0 2000s: 4 2010s: 10 10 2020s: 10 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 near Spring Valley
1Jan 21, 195919.20+8.20Major36,400
2Mar 5, 196319.14+8.14Major38,000
3Feb 6, 192916.80+5.80Moderate18,400
4Jan 27, 195216.75+5.75Moderate18,600
5Feb 14, 194816.47+5.47Moderate17,200
6Jan 5, 194916.12+5.12Moderate15,600
7Mar 10, 196415.79+4.79Moderate14,400
8Mar 6, 194515.65+4.65Moderate12,800
9Mar 20, 194315.50+4.50Moderate13,200
10Dec 3, 195015.34+4.34Moderate12,400
11Jun 2, 194714.71+3.71Moderate10,400
12Jun 6, 198114.53+3.53Moderate9,890
13Jun 29, 198014.51+3.51Moderate9,860
14Jan 5, 200414.47+3.47Moderate—
15Mar 19, 193314.08+3.08Moderate10,400
16Jan 31, 198214.00+3.00Moderate9,000
17Apr 20, 192013.97+2.97Minor7,780
18Mar 20, 200813.91+2.91Minor—
19Jan 6, 195013.88+2.88Minor8,240
20Mar 21, 202013.76+2.76Minor8,565
21Jan 6, 200513.72+2.72Minor—
22Jun 5, 200813.71+2.71Minor—
23Sep 3, 193513.55+2.55Minor9,600
24Feb 24, 197513.21+2.21Minor7,130
25Apr 5, 202513.17+2.17Minor7,552
26Jun 19, 202112.98+1.98Minor—
27Feb 25, 201812.88+1.88Minor7,083
28Apr 4, 201812.87+1.87Minor7,068
29Mar 5, 202612.87+1.87Minor7,068
30Mar 25, 202312.69+1.69Minor6,787
31Jan 19, 192712.60+1.60Minor8,220
32Feb 8, 201912.41+1.41Minor6,365
33Dec 6, 201112.34+1.34Minor—
34Nov 7, 201712.27+1.27Minor6,160
35Aug 20, 202612.16+1.16Minor6,004
36May 2, 198312.09+1.09Minor6,370
37May 20, 202011.81+0.81Minor5,521
38Mar 4, 202311.80+0.80Minor5,507
39May 22, 201411.66+0.66Minor—
40Feb 20, 202611.26+0.26Minor4,813
41Feb 18, 202211.24+0.24Minor4,789
42Feb 21, 201411.15+0.15Minor—
43Jun 21, 201511.14+0.14Minor—
44Dec 22, 201311.12+0.12Minor—
45Dec 29, 201511.03+0.03Minor—

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 21, 1959: 19.20 ft here, major flooding

  • MilfordOH · Jan 22, 1959 · 27.30 ft · Major

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
MilfordOH17.030.50 ft, Mar 27, 19132
South LebanonOH19.023.20 ft, Feb 18, 20220
Spring Valley this gaugeOH11.019.20 ft, Jan 21, 19592

Other gauges in Greene County

Flood gauges in Greene County
Dayton25.032.00 ft, Jan 23, 19590

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LLMO1, 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.