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Mill Creek at Garfield Parkway

Highest listed crest 12.00 ftFlood stage 7.5 ft10 crests since 2015

The Mill Creek at Garfield Parkway crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2015 to 2025. The highest, 12.00 ft on March 29, 2020, was major flooding, 4.50 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
12.00 ft
March 29, 2020; 3,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
7.5 ft
Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major
1
46th of 129 gauges in Ohio
Most recent flood crest
June 19, 2025
8.22 ft, minor flooding
Location
Cuyahoga County
Near Garfield Heights (1.0 mi), Maple Heights (2.8 mi), Shaker Heights (4.2 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Mill Creek at Garfield Parkway
Action stage7.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.58Jun 19, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.01Mar 29, 2020Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

10 crests from 2015 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Mill Creek at Garfield Parkway, 2015 to 2025 4681012ft Flood stage 7.5 ftMajor 12.0 ft Jun 27, 2015: 7.62 ft, minor flooding; 2,160 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2017: 8.00 ft, minor flooding; 2,320 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2017: 8.98 ft, minor flooding; 2,750 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 2017: 5.07 ft, below flood stage; 1,110 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2019: 9.48 ft, minor flooding; 2,960 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2019: 8.47 ft, minor flooding; 2,530 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2020: 12.00 ft, major flooding; 3,000 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 2021: 8.37 ft, minor flooding; 2,480 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 2021: 8.97 ft, minor flooding; 2,740 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2025: 8.22 ft, minor flooding; 2,420 cubic feet per second Highest, 12.00 ft, Mar 29, 2020 201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Mill Creek at Garfield Parkway 2010s: 5 5 2020s: 4 2010s2020s
  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, Mill Creek at Garfield Parkway
1Mar 29, 202012.00+4.50Major3,000
2Jun 20, 20199.48+1.98Minor2,960
3Jun 30, 20178.98+1.48Minor2,750
4Aug 30, 20218.97+1.47Minor2,740
5Jun 24, 20198.47+0.97Minor2,530
6Jul 17, 20218.37+0.87Minor2,480
7Jun 19, 20258.22+0.72Minor2,420
8May 28, 20178.00+0.50Minor2,320
9Jun 27, 20157.62+0.12Minor2,160
10Nov 18, 20175.07−2.43Below flood stage1,110

Other gauges in Cuyahoga County

Flood gauges in Cuyahoga County
Cleveland11.016.20 ft, Aug 24, 19755
Independence17.023.29 ft, Jun 23, 20068
Berea14.020.90 ft, Mar 25, 19132
Bedford9.510.10 ft, Jul 20, 19690
Parma 3SE10.010.93 ft, May 12, 20140

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GMLO1, 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.