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Muskingum River below Coshocton

Highest listed crest 19.40 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft53 crests since 1979

The Muskingum River below Coshocton crested above flood stage 45 times among the 53 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1979 to 2025. The highest, 19.40 ft on January 7, 2005, was moderate flooding, 4.40 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Muskingum River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.40 ft
January 7, 2005
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
0
45 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 7, 2025
15.85 ft, minor flooding
Location
Coshocton County
Near Coshocton (1.6 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Muskingum River below Coshocton
Action stage13.08May 12, 2003The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.043Apr 7, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.02Jan 7, 2005Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

53 crests from 1979 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Muskingum River below Coshocton, 1979 to 2025 1214161820ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Sep 14, 1979: 16.65 ft, minor floodingJun 2, 1980: 16.24 ft, minor floodingJun 14, 1981: 15.56 ft, minor floodingMar 18, 1982: 15.34 ft, minor floodingMay 4, 1983: 15.47 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 1984: 16.42 ft, minor floodingFeb 27, 1985: 14.76 ft, action stageFeb 7, 1986: 15.36 ft, minor floodingApr 8, 1987: 15.82 ft, minor floodingFeb 4, 1988: 15.21 ft, minor floodingJun 22, 1989: 15.82 ft, minor floodingFeb 17, 1990: 15.78 ft, minor floodingDec 30, 1990: 17.58 ft, minor floodingMar 5, 1993: 15.06 ft, minor floodingJan 28, 1994: 17.12 ft, minor floodingJan 16, 1995: 15.62 ft, minor floodingJan 19, 1996: 16.40 ft, minor floodingJun 4, 1997: 14.50 ft, action stage; 19,500 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1998: 15.40 ft, minor flooding; 22,400 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1998: 15.05 ft, minor flooding; 21,250 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1999: 16.40 ft, minor flooding; 25,900 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2000: 16.50 ft, minor floodingDec 18, 2000: 14.62 ft, action stageApr 15, 2002: 15.40 ft, minor flooding; 25,900 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2002: 13.50 ft, action stageApr 30, 2002: 13.40 ft, action stageMar 11, 2003: 13.82 ft, action stageMar 16, 2003: 14.29 ft, action stageMay 12, 2003: 14.44 ft, action stage; 19,300 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 2004: 18.00 ft, moderate flooding; 31,800 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2004: 15.00 ft, minor flooding; 21,100 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2004: 16.80 ft, minor flooding; 27,300 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2004: 15.94 ft, minor flooding; 241,000 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2005: 19.40 ft, moderate floodingMar 14, 2006: 15.22 ft, minor flooding; 22,820 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 2007: 16.88 ft, minor flooding; 28,875 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2007: 16.39 ft, minor flooding; 27,019 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 2007: 15.30 ft, minor flooding; 23,095 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2008: 16.70 ft, minor flooding; 28,185 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2008: 17.37 ft, minor flooding; 30,777 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2011: 17.42 ft, minor flooding; 30,974 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2011: 17.71 ft, minor floodingApr 8, 2011: 15.59 ft, minor flooding; 24,111 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2011: 15.18 ft, minor flooding; 22,682 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2018: 17.18 ft, minor flooding; 30,003 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 2019: 15.90 ft, minor flooding; 22,908 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2019: 16.90 ft, minor flooding; 25,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2019: 15.17 ft, minor flooding; 22,300 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2019: 17.96 ft, minor flooding; 28,355 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2020: 17.69 ft, minor flooding; 28,354 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2022: 17.51 ft, minor flooding; 27,787 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2024: 16.43 ft, minor flooding; 24,473 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2025: 15.85 ft, minor flooding; 22,761 cubic feet per second Highest, 19.40 ft, Jan 7, 2005 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Muskingum River below Coshocton 1970s: 1 1980s: 9 1990s: 9 2000s: 13 13 2010s: 9 2020s: 4 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 7 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 21.98 ft on Jan 26, 1937; 14.58 ft on Mar 14, 1939; 13.93 ft on Mar 5, 1940; 14.28 ft on Jan 27, 1952; 13.43 ft on Jan 22, 1959; 15.86 ft on Jul 7, 1969; and more.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 53 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Muskingum River below Coshocton
1Jan 7, 200519.40+4.40Moderate—
2Jan 5, 200418.00+3.00Moderate31,800
3Mar 20, 201917.96+2.96Minor28,355
4Mar 11, 201117.71+2.71Minor—
5Mar 20, 202017.69+2.69Minor28,354
6Dec 30, 199017.58+2.58Minor—
7Feb 18, 202217.51+2.51Minor27,787
8Mar 7, 201117.42+2.42Minor30,974
9Mar 19, 200817.37+2.37Minor30,777
10Feb 16, 201817.18+2.18Minor30,003
11Jan 28, 199417.12+2.12Minor—
12Feb 13, 201916.90+1.90Minor25,900
13Jan 16, 200716.88+1.88Minor28,875
14Jun 14, 200416.80+1.80Minor27,300
15Mar 7, 200816.70+1.70Minor28,185
16Sep 14, 197916.65+1.65Minor—
17Apr 8, 200016.50+1.50Minor—
18Apr 2, 202416.43+1.43Minor24,473
19Mar 21, 198416.42+1.42Minor—
20Jan 19, 199616.40+1.40Minor—
21Jan 23, 199916.40+1.40Minor25,900
22Mar 26, 200716.39+1.39Minor27,019
23Jun 2, 198016.24+1.24Minor—
24Jun 18, 200415.94+0.94Minor241,000
25Feb 9, 201915.90+0.90Minor22,908
26Apr 7, 202515.85+0.85Minor22,761
27Apr 8, 198715.82+0.82Minor—
28Jun 22, 198915.82+0.82Minor—
29Feb 17, 199015.78+0.78Minor—
30Jan 16, 199515.62+0.62Minor—
31Apr 8, 201115.59+0.59Minor24,111
32Jun 14, 198115.56+0.56Minor—
33May 4, 198315.47+0.47Minor—
34May 3, 199815.40+0.40Minor22,400
35Apr 15, 200215.40+0.40Minor25,900
36Feb 7, 198615.36+0.36Minor—
37Mar 18, 198215.34+0.34Minor—
38Dec 17, 200715.30+0.30Minor23,095
39Mar 14, 200615.22+0.22Minor22,820
40Feb 4, 198815.21+0.21Minor—
41Apr 21, 201115.18+0.18Minor22,682
42Feb 18, 201915.17+0.17Minor22,300
43Mar 5, 199315.06+0.06Minor—
44Jul 1, 199815.05+0.05Minor21,250
45May 22, 200415.000.00Minor21,100
46Feb 27, 198514.76−0.24Action—
47Dec 18, 200014.62−0.38Action—
48Jun 4, 199714.50−0.50Action19,500
49May 12, 200314.44−0.56Action19,300
50Mar 16, 200314.29−0.71Action—

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 7, 2005: 19.40 ft here, moderate flooding

January 5, 2004: 18.00 ft here, moderate flooding

March 20, 2020: 17.69 ft here, minor flooding

  • BeverlyOH · Mar 21, 2020 · 31.17 ft · Minor
  • DresdenOH · Mar 21, 2020 · 20.70 ft · Minor · its highest
  • McConnelsvilleOH · Mar 21, 2020 · 11.99 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
Coshocton this gaugeOH15.019.40 ft, Jan 7, 20050
DresdenOH20.020.70 ft, Mar 21, 20200
McConnelsvilleOH11.014.38 ft, Jan 23, 19591
BeverlyOH29.034.76 ft, Apr 3, 20240

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CSHO1, 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.