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Maumee River at Waterville

Highest listed crest 19.90 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft100 crests since 1900

The Maumee River at Waterville crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 100 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1900 to 2026. The highest, 19.90 ft on March 28, 1913, was major flooding, 8.90 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Maumee River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.90 ft
March 28, 1913; 180,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
2
34th of 129 gauges in Ohio
Most recent flood crest
April 3, 2026
12.56 ft, minor flooding
Location
Wood County
Near Perrysburg (4.5 mi), Maumee (5.5 mi), Bowling Green (9.1 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Maumee River at Waterville
Action stage9.032Apr 27, 2010The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.063Apr 3, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.03Jan 1, 1991Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.02Feb 12, 1959Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

100 crests from 1900 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Maumee River at Waterville, 1900 to 2026 8101214161820ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft Mar 11, 1900: 11.80 ft, minor flooding; 58,000 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1913: 19.90 ft, major flooding; 180,000 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1919: 11.87 ft, minor flooding; 66,000 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1922: 10.80 ft, action stage; 48,600 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1923: 10.40 ft, action stage; 45,100 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1924: 11.00 ft, minor flooding; 49,500 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1925: 10.50 ft, action stage; 45,600 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1926: 11.80 ft, minor flooding; 55,900 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1927: 11.30 ft, minor flooding; 51,900 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1927: 9.90 ft, action stage; 40,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1929: 11.40 ft, minor flooding; 53,100 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1930: 13.60 ft, minor flooding; 75,000 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 1932: 9.27 ft, action stage; 35,600 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1933: 10.48 ft, action stage; 45,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 29, 1936: 15.00 ft, moderate flooding; 57,800 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1939: 12.00 ft, minor flooding; 59,500 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1940: 12.60 ft, minor flooding; 65,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1942: 10.88 ft, action stage; 49,800 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1943: 13.90 ft, minor flooding; 78,000 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1944: 13.20 ft, minor flooding; 71,000 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1945: 11.30 ft, minor flooding; 53,300 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1946: 9.43 ft, action stage; 37,400 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1947: 10.18 ft, action stage; 43,800 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1948: 11.42 ft, minor flooding; 54,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1949: 10.50 ft, action stage; 45,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1950: 14.52 ft, minor flooding; 94,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1951: 11.44 ft, minor flooding; 54,000 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1952: 11.81 ft, minor floodingJan 28, 1952: 11.39 ft, minor flooding; 54,000 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1953: 9.16 ft, action stage; 35,500 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1955: 10.56 ft, action stage; 46,800 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1956: 10.79 ft, action stage; 48,600 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1957: 12.23 ft, minor flooding; 62,400 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1957: 9.90 ft, action stage; 40,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1959: 16.17 ft, major flooding; 85,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1960: 10.30 ft, action stage; 46,800 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1961: 11.15 ft, minor flooding; 53,800 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1962: 11.49 ft, minor flooding; 56,800 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1963: 9.05 ft, action stage; 35,500 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1964: 10.45 ft, action stage; 47,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1965: 9.23 ft, action stage; 36,900 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 1966: 13.63 ft, minor flooding; 80,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1968: 12.44 ft, minor flooding; 59,900 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1969: 12.86 ft, minor flooding; 70,500 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1970: 9.07 ft, action stage; 35,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1971: 11.59 ft, minor flooding; 57,700 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1972: 10.50 ft, action stage; 47,900 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 1972: 10.05 ft, action stage; 43,800 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1974: 12.93 ft, minor flooding; 71,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1975: 10.91 ft, action stage; 50,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1976: 12.79 ft, minor flooding; 69,600 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1977: 11.61 ft, minor flooding; 57,500 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1978: 14.92 ft, minor flooding; 91,900 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1979: 12.06 ft, minor flooding; 57,600 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1980: 10.79 ft, action stage; 46,100 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1981: 13.31 ft, minor flooding; 89,800 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1982: 14.96 ft, minor flooding; 121,000 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1983: 11.12 ft, minor flooding; 56,600 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1984: 11.20 ft, minor flooding; 53,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1985: 15.21 ft, moderate flooding; 100,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1986: 9.80 ft, action stage; 37,700 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1986: 9.72 ft, action stage; 37,100 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1989: 10.63 ft, action stage; 45,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1990: 12.16 ft, minor flooding; 65,000 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1991: 15.31 ft, moderate flooding; 90,700 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1992: 9.72 ft, action stage; 40,400 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1994: 12.59 ft, minor flooding; 68,300 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1995: 11.01 ft, minor flooding; 52,100 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 12.25 ft, minor flooding; 60,000 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1997: 13.79 ft, minor flooding; 67,300 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1998: 12.24 ft, minor flooding; 54,100 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1999: 14.60 ft, minor flooding; 76,900 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2000: 9.51 ft, action stage; 38,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 2001: 11.23 ft, minor flooding; 44,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 2002: 11.77 ft, minor flooding; 54,200 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2003: 12.87 ft, minor floodingMay 11, 2003: 11.85 ft, minor flooding; 64,100 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2004: 12.33 ft, minor flooding; 53,099 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2005: 13.80 ft, minor flooding; 82,080 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2005: 11.97 ft, minor flooding; 56,800 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2007: 10.53 ft, action stage; 47,563 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 2007: 13.00 ft, minor flooding; 63,100 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 2007: 10.39 ft, action stage; 46,900 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2008: 10.58 ft, action stage; 48,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2008: 14.07 ft, minor flooding; 95,900 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2009: 14.16 ft, minor flooding; 97,400 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2010: 9.04 ft, action stage; 35,500 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2011: 11.64 ft, minor flooding; 60,700 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2011: 13.31 ft, minor flooding; 83,800 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2011: 13.18 ft, minor flooding; 81,800 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2015: 14.14 ft, minor flooding; 97,100 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2017: 12.28 ft, minor flooding; 68,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2018: 11.30 ft, minor flooding; 56,800 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2020: 11.25 ft, minor flooding; 56,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2022: 12.12 ft, minor flooding; 66,600 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2023: 11.57 ft, minor flooding; 60,700 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2024: 11.65 ft, minor flooding; 61,766 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2024: 11.45 ft, minor flooding; 59,300 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2025: 12.31 ft, minor flooding; 70,400 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2026: 12.56 ft, minor flooding; 73,824 cubic feet per second Highest, 19.90 ft, Mar 28, 1913 1900192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Maumee River at Waterville 1900s: 1 1910s: 2 1920s: 4 1930s: 3 1940s: 5 1950s: 6 1960s: 5 1970s: 6 1980s: 5 1990s: 8 2000s: 10 10 2010s: 6 2020s: 7 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 100 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Maumee River at Waterville
1Mar 28, 191319.90+8.90Major180,000
2Feb 12, 195916.17+5.17Major85,000
3Jan 1, 199115.31+4.31Moderate90,700
4Feb 26, 198515.21+4.21Moderate100,000
5Feb 29, 193615.00+4.00Moderate57,800
6Mar 14, 198214.96+3.96Minor121,000
7Mar 20, 197814.92+3.92Minor91,900
8Jan 25, 199914.60+3.60Minor76,900
9Feb 16, 195014.52+3.52Minor94,000
10Mar 12, 200914.16+3.16Minor97,400
11Jun 29, 201514.14+3.14Minor97,100
12Feb 8, 200814.07+3.07Minor95,900
13May 20, 194313.90+2.90Minor78,000
14Jan 14, 200513.80+2.80Minor82,080
15Mar 1, 199713.79+2.79Minor67,300
16Dec 10, 196613.63+2.63Minor80,800
17Jan 16, 193013.60+2.60Minor75,000
18Jun 16, 198113.31+2.31Minor89,800
19May 28, 201113.31+2.31Minor83,800
20Apr 12, 194413.20+2.20Minor71,000
21Dec 1, 201113.18+2.18Minor81,800
22Aug 23, 200713.00+2.00Minor63,100
23Jan 22, 197412.93+1.93Minor71,300
24Mar 16, 200312.87+1.87Minor—
25Jan 30, 196912.86+1.86Minor70,500
26Feb 19, 197612.79+1.79Minor69,600
27Mar 5, 194012.60+1.60Minor65,200
28Apr 13, 199412.59+1.59Minor68,300
29Apr 3, 202612.56+1.56Minor73,824
30Feb 2, 196812.44+1.44Minor59,900
31Jun 15, 200412.33+1.33Minor53,099
32Apr 4, 202512.31+1.31Minor70,400
33May 7, 201712.28+1.28Minor68,800
34Jan 19, 199612.25+1.25Minor60,000
35Apr 11, 199812.24+1.24Minor54,100
36Apr 7, 195712.23+1.23Minor62,400
37Feb 24, 199012.16+1.16Minor65,000
38Feb 18, 202212.12+1.12Minor66,600
39Mar 5, 197912.06+1.06Minor57,600
40Mar 14, 193912.00+1.00Minor59,500
41Dec 30, 200511.97+0.97Minor56,800
42Mar 18, 191911.87+0.87Minor66,000
43May 11, 200311.85+0.85Minor64,100
44Jan 1, 195211.81+0.81Minor—
45Mar 11, 190011.80+0.80Minor58,000
46Apr 9, 192611.80+0.80Minor55,900
47Feb 2, 200211.77+0.77Minor54,200
48Apr 4, 202411.65+0.65Minor61,766
49Mar 3, 201111.64+0.64Minor60,700
50Apr 24, 197711.61+0.61Minor57,500

The worst floods along the Maumee River

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

March 28, 1913: 19.90 ft here, major flooding

  • Fort WayneIN · Mar 26, 1913 · 26.10 ft · Major · its highest
  • NapoleonOH · Mar 27, 1913 · 25.00 ft · Major · its highest
  • Grand RapidsOH · Mar 26, 1913 · 23.50 ft · Major

February 12, 1959: 16.17 ft here, major flooding

  • Grand RapidsOH · Feb 12, 1959 · 22.75 ft · Major
  • NapoleonOH · Feb 11, 1959 · 19.50 ft · Major
  • Fort WayneIN · Feb 12, 1959 · 21.30 ft · Moderate
  • DefianceOH · Feb 13, 1959 · 15.80 ft · Moderate

January 1, 1991: 15.31 ft here, moderate flooding

  • NapoleonOH · Jan 1, 1991 · 17.13 ft · Major
  • Fort WayneIN · Jan 1, 1991 · 23.90 ft · Moderate
  • New HavenIN · Jan 1, 1991 · 23.76 ft · Moderate
  • Grand RapidsOH · Dec 31, 1990 · 19.04 ft · Moderate
  • DefianceOH · Jan 1, 1991 · 17.20 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Maumee River

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

Flood gauges on the Maumee River
Coliseum Blvd In Fort WayneIN17.023.72 ft, Mar 13, 20090
Fort WayneIN17.026.10 ft, Mar 26, 19131
Grand RapidsOH17.525.00 ft, Mar 7, 19048
NapoleonOH12.025.00 ft, Mar 27, 19137
New HavenIN17.025.49 ft, Mar 17, 19821
Waterville this gaugeOH11.019.90 ft, Mar 28, 19132
DefianceOH10.020.50 ft, Mar 15, 19821
Defiance (Independence Dam)OH14.015.87 ft, Mar 15, 19821

Other gauges in Wood County

Flood gauges in Wood County
Grand Rapids17.525.00 ft, Mar 7, 19048

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WTVO1, 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.