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Muskingum River at McConnelsville

Highest listed crest 14.38 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft43 crests since 1922

The Muskingum River at McConnelsville crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 43 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1922 to 2025. The highest, 14.38 ft on January 23, 1959, was major flooding, 3.38 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.38 ft
January 23, 1959; 81,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major
1
46th of 129 gauges in Ohio
Most recent flood crest
April 6, 2025
11.00 ft, minor flooding
Location
Morgan County
Ohio

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Muskingum River at McConnelsville
Action stage9.06Apr 25, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.023Apr 6, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.013Apr 3, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.01Jan 23, 1959Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

43 crests from 1922 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Muskingum River at McConnelsville, 1922 to 2025 101112131415ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 14.0 ft Apr 16, 1922: 11.90 ft, minor flooding; 76,600 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1924: 11.00 ft, minor flooding; 65,500 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1927: 11.80 ft, minor flooding; 75,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1929: 11.70 ft, minor flooding; 74,600 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1933: 12.29 ft, moderate flooding; 75,100 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1940: 12.73 ft, moderate flooding; 78,600 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1943: 11.26 ft, minor flooding; 67,900 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1948: 11.19 ft, minor flooding; 56,600 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1959: 14.38 ft, major flooding; 81,600 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1963: 11.70 ft, minor flooding; 54,600 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1964: 13.78 ft, moderate flooding; 60,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1966: 11.16 ft, minor flooding; 42,600 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1970: 10.93 ft, action stage; 41,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1975: 11.49 ft, minor flooding; 44,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1979: 11.78 ft, minor flooding; 46,500 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 1980: 12.77 ft, moderate flooding; 53,400 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1981: 12.42 ft, moderate flooding; 50,900 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 1986: 11.99 ft, minor flooding; 47,900 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1990: 11.40 ft, minor flooding; 44,100 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1996: 11.41 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 1998: 11.58 ft, minor floodingJun 28, 1998: 12.27 ft, moderate floodingJan 5, 2004: 12.70 ft, moderate flooding; 52,600 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 2004: 11.71 ft, minor flooding; 46,370 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2005: 13.45 ft, moderate flooding; 57,100 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2005: 13.77 ft, moderate flooding; 60,400 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2008: 11.10 ft, minor flooding; 42,500 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2008: 12.06 ft, moderate flooding; 48,660 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2011: 10.80 ft, action stage; 40,000 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 2012: 10.17 ft, action stage; 36,100 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2014: 10.37 ft, action stage; 37,300 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2015: 10.48 ft, action stage; 37,969 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2015: 11.15 ft, minor flooding; 42,264 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2018: 11.16 ft, minor flooding; 42,331 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2018: 11.02 ft, minor flooding; 41,433 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2018: 10.14 ft, action stage; 35,860 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2019: 11.51 ft, minor flooding; 44,611 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2019: 12.07 ft, moderate flooding; 48,376 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2020: 11.99 ft, minor flooding; 47,701 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2022: 12.66 ft, moderate flooding; 52,403 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2022: 11.59 ft, minor flooding; 45,143 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2024: 13.12 ft, moderate flooding; 55,651 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2025: 11.00 ft, minor flooding Highest, 14.38 ft, Jan 23, 1959 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Muskingum River at McConnelsville 1920s: 4 1930s: 1 1940s: 3 1950s: 1 1960s: 3 1970s: 2 1980s: 3 1990s: 4 2000s: 6 6 2010s: 5 2020s: 5 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.
  3. 5 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 33.50 ft on Mar 27, 1913; 17.00 ft on Sep 9, 1935; 21.14 ft on Jan 26, 1937; 13.50 ft on Mar 7, 1945; 14.52 ft on Jan 28, 1952.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Muskingum River at McConnelsville
1Jan 23, 195914.38+3.38Major81,600
2Mar 10, 196413.78+2.78Moderate60,500
3Jan 12, 200513.77+2.77Moderate60,400
4Jan 6, 200513.45+2.45Moderate57,100
5Apr 3, 202413.12+2.12Moderate55,651
6Aug 12, 198012.77+1.77Moderate53,400
7Apr 20, 194012.73+1.73Moderate78,600
8Jan 5, 200412.70+1.70Moderate52,600
9Feb 18, 202212.66+1.66Moderate52,403
10Jun 14, 198112.42+1.42Moderate50,900
11Mar 19, 193312.29+1.29Moderate75,100
12Jun 28, 199812.27+1.27Moderate—
13Feb 13, 201912.07+1.07Moderate48,376
14Mar 20, 200812.06+1.06Moderate48,660
15Nov 16, 198611.99+0.99Minor47,900
16Mar 21, 202011.99+0.99Minor47,701
17Apr 16, 192211.90+0.90Minor76,600
18Mar 23, 192711.80+0.80Minor75,600
19Feb 26, 197911.78+0.78Minor46,500
20Sep 9, 200411.71+0.71Minor46,370
21Feb 28, 192911.70+0.70Minor74,600
22Mar 5, 196311.70+0.70Minor54,600
23Feb 23, 202211.59+0.59Minor45,143
24May 3, 199811.58+0.58Minor—
25Feb 8, 201911.51+0.51Minor44,611
26Feb 13, 197511.49+0.49Minor44,500
27May 9, 199611.41+0.41Minor—
28Dec 31, 199011.40+0.40Minor44,100
29Mar 20, 194311.26+0.26Minor67,900
30Apr 14, 194811.19+0.19Minor56,600
31Feb 13, 196611.16+0.16Minor42,600
32Feb 16, 201811.16+0.16Minor42,331
33Apr 10, 201511.15+0.15Minor42,264
34Mar 5, 200811.10+0.10Minor42,500
35Apr 4, 201811.02+0.02Minor41,433
36Mar 30, 192411.000.00Minor65,500
37Apr 6, 202511.000.00Minor—
38Apr 24, 197010.93−0.07Action41,200
39Mar 6, 201110.80−0.20Action40,000
40Mar 14, 201510.48−0.52Action37,969
41Mar 30, 201410.37−0.63Action37,300
42Jan 27, 201210.17−0.83Action36,100
43Apr 25, 201810.14−0.86Action35,860

The worst floods along the Muskingum River

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

January 12, 2005: 13.77 ft here, moderate flooding

  • CoshoctonOH · Jan 7, 2005 · 19.40 ft · Moderate · its highest

January 6, 2005: 13.45 ft here, moderate flooding

  • CoshoctonOH · Jan 7, 2005 · 19.40 ft · Moderate · its highest

April 3, 2024: 13.12 ft here, moderate flooding

  • BeverlyOH · Apr 3, 2024 · 34.76 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • CoshoctonOH · Apr 2, 2024 · 16.43 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Muskingum River

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

Flood gauges on the Muskingum River
CoshoctonOH15.019.40 ft, Jan 7, 20050
DresdenOH20.020.70 ft, Mar 21, 20200
McConnelsville this gaugeOH11.014.38 ft, Jan 23, 19591
BeverlyOH29.034.76 ft, Apr 3, 20240

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MCCO1, 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.