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Mad River near Springfield

Highest listed crest 14.13 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft4 crests since 1982

The Mad River near Springfield crested above flood stage 2 times among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1982 to 2026. The highest, 14.13 ft on April 5, 2025, was minor flooding, 2.13 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.13 ft
April 5, 2025
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 27, 2026
14.09 ft, minor flooding
Location
Clark County
Near Springfield (4.4 mi), Fairborn (10.8 mi), Huber Heights (13.2 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Mad River near Springfield
Action stage9.02Dec 30, 1990The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.02Mar 27, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 1982 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Mad River near Springfield, 1982 to 2026 1012141618ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Jan 31, 1982: 11.00 ft, action stageDec 30, 1990: 11.60 ft, action stageApr 5, 2025: 14.13 ft, minor floodingMar 27, 2026: 14.09 ft, minor flooding; 8,941 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.13 ft, Apr 5, 2025 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Mad River near Springfield 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 2 2 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 30 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 16.90 ft on Mar 25, 1913; 14.90 ft on Feb 26, 1929; 14.10 ft on Jan 25, 1937; 13.18 ft on Jan 26, 1952; 15.86 ft on Jan 21, 1959; 14.43 ft on Mar 5, 1963; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Mad River near Springfield
1Apr 5, 202514.13+2.13Minor—
2Mar 27, 202614.09+2.09Minor8,941
3Dec 30, 199011.60−0.40Action—
4Jan 31, 198211.00−1.00Action—

Gauges on the Mad River

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

Flood gauges on the Mad River
Springfield this gaugeOH12.014.13 ft, Apr 5, 20250
DaytonOH25.032.00 ft, Jan 23, 19590

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SGFO1, 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.