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Ohio River at Pomeroy

Highest listed crest 68.80 ftFlood stage 46.0 ft64 crests since 1847

The Ohio River at Pomeroy crested at major flood stage 34 times among the 64 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1847 to 2024. The highest, 68.80 ft on April 1, 1913, was major flooding, 22.80 feet above flood stage. 21 other gauges on the Ohio River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 4 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
68.80 ft
April 1, 1913
Flood stage
46.0 ft
Major flooding from 50.0 ft
Crests at major
34
1st of 129 gauges in Ohio
Most recent flood crest
April 14, 2024
47.00 ft, minor flooding
Location
Meigs County
Ohio
Identifiers
NWS POMO1
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Ohio River at Pomeroy
Action stage42.06Feb 14, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)46.014Apr 14, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage48.010Apr 5, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage50.034Feb 19, 2018Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

64 crests from 1847 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Ohio River at Pomeroy, 1847 to 2024 40506070ft Flood stage 46.0 ftMajor 50.0 ft Dec 1, 1847: 57.00 ft, major floodingApr 15, 1860: 53.00 ft, major floodingJan 23, 1862: 55.60 ft, major floodingMar 5, 1865: 51.20 ft, major floodingApr 2, 1869: 45.60 ft, action stageJan 20, 1870: 48.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 29, 1870: 47.00 ft, minor floodingDec 16, 1873: 47.00 ft, minor floodingJan 10, 1874: 49.00 ft, moderate floodingAug 4, 1875: 52.00 ft, major floodingJan 17, 1877: 47.00 ft, minor floodingFeb 16, 1880: 46.00 ft, minor floodingFeb 14, 1881: 50.80 ft, major floodingFeb 8, 1883: 57.00 ft, major floodingFeb 11, 1884: 64.60 ft, major floodingApr 10, 1886: 54.00 ft, major floodingMar 24, 1890: 50.60 ft, major floodingJan 4, 1891: 46.60 ft, minor floodingFeb 22, 1891: 54.40 ft, major floodingFeb 26, 1897: 53.80 ft, major floodingMar 9, 1901: 57.00 ft, major floodingMar 7, 1907: 61.50 ft, major floodingApr 1, 1913: 68.80 ft, major floodingJan 1, 1927: 55.50 ft, major floodingMar 20, 1933: 53.50 ft, major floodingMar 21, 1936: 56.60 ft, major floodingJan 26, 1937: 67.80 ft, major floodingFeb 6, 1939: 54.50 ft, major floodingMar 2, 1940: 50.00 ft, major floodingJan 2, 1943: 57.60 ft, major floodingMar 2, 1945: 48.90 ft, moderate floodingMar 9, 1945: 56.40 ft, major floodingApr 16, 1948: 48.00 ft, moderate floodingDec 6, 1950: 47.80 ft, minor floodingJan 30, 1952: 51.90 ft, major floodingMar 8, 1955: 52.10 ft, major floodingMay 8, 1957: 47.20 ft, minor floodingJan 25, 1959: 47.70 ft, minor floodingFeb 26, 1962: 45.80 ft, action stageMar 8, 1963: 51.60 ft, major floodingMar 21, 1963: 49.60 ft, moderate floodingMar 13, 1964: 52.80 ft, major floodingMar 7, 1967: 51.20 ft, major floodingJun 26, 1972: 46.50 ft, minor floodingDec 10, 1978: 49.00 ft, moderate floodingFeb 27, 1979: 51.40 ft, major floodingDec 30, 1985: 46.70 ft, minor floodingDec 20, 1990: 45.50 ft, action stageJan 2, 1991: 49.40 ft, moderate floodingJan 30, 1994: 49.70 ft, moderate floodingJan 22, 1996: 50.50 ft, major floodingMar 4, 1997: 50.90 ft, major floodingJan 11, 1998: 46.10 ft, minor floodingFeb 21, 2000: 46.50 ft, minor floodingSep 19, 2004: 52.20 ft, major floodingJan 9, 2005: 50.40 ft, major floodingMar 13, 2011: 49.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 6, 2015: 44.80 ft, action stageFeb 19, 2018: 50.40 ft, major floodingApr 6, 2018: 45.00 ft, action stageFeb 14, 2020: 44.50 ft, action stageMar 3, 2021: 46.70 ft, minor floodingApr 5, 2024: 48.25 ft, moderate floodingApr 14, 2024: 47.00 ft, minor flooding Highest, 68.80 ft, Apr 1, 1913 1880192019602000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Ohio River at Pomeroy 1840s: 1 1850s: 0 1860s: 3 1870s: 6 6 1880s: 5 1890s: 4 1900s: 2 1910s: 1 1920s: 1 1930s: 4 1940s: 5 1950s: 5 1960s: 4 1970s: 3 1980s: 1 1990s: 5 2000s: 3 2010s: 2 2020s: 3 1840s1860s1880s1900s1920s1940s1960s1980s2000s2020s
  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. 3 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 54.30 ft on Feb 19, 1832; 56.80 ft on Apr 23, 1852; 50.00 ft on Feb 22, 1859.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 64 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Ohio River at Pomeroy
1Apr 1, 191368.80+22.80Major—
2Jan 26, 193767.80+21.80Major—
3Feb 11, 188464.60+18.60Major—
4Mar 7, 190761.50+15.50Major—
5Jan 2, 194357.60+11.60Major—
6Dec 1, 184757.00+11.00Major—
7Feb 8, 188357.00+11.00Major—
8Mar 9, 190157.00+11.00Major—
9Mar 21, 193656.60+10.60Major—
10Mar 9, 194556.40+10.40Major—
11Jan 23, 186255.60+9.60Major—
12Jan 1, 192755.50+9.50Major—
13Feb 6, 193954.50+8.50Major—
14Feb 22, 189154.40+8.40Major—
15Apr 10, 188654.00+8.00Major—
16Feb 26, 189753.80+7.80Major—
17Mar 20, 193353.50+7.50Major—
18Apr 15, 186053.00+7.00Major—
19Mar 13, 196452.80+6.80Major—
20Sep 19, 200452.20+6.20Major—
21Mar 8, 195552.10+6.10Major—
22Aug 4, 187552.00+6.00Major—
23Jan 30, 195251.90+5.90Major—
24Mar 8, 196351.60+5.60Major—
25Feb 27, 197951.40+5.40Major—
26Mar 5, 186551.20+5.20Major—
27Mar 7, 196751.20+5.20Major—
28Mar 4, 199750.90+4.90Major—
29Feb 14, 188150.80+4.80Major—
30Mar 24, 189050.60+4.60Major—
31Jan 22, 199650.50+4.50Major—
32Jan 9, 200550.40+4.40Major—
33Feb 19, 201850.40+4.40Major—
34Mar 2, 194050.00+4.00Major—
35Jan 30, 199449.70+3.70Moderate—
36Mar 21, 196349.60+3.60Moderate—
37Jan 2, 199149.40+3.40Moderate—
38Jan 10, 187449.00+3.00Moderate—
39Dec 10, 197849.00+3.00Moderate—
40Mar 13, 201149.00+3.00Moderate—
41Mar 2, 194548.90+2.90Moderate—
42Apr 5, 202448.25+2.25Moderate—
43Jan 20, 187048.00+2.00Moderate—
44Apr 16, 194848.00+2.00Moderate—
45Dec 6, 195047.80+1.80Minor—
46Jan 25, 195947.70+1.70Minor—
47May 8, 195747.20+1.20Minor—
48Mar 29, 187047.00+1.00Minor—
49Dec 16, 187347.00+1.00Minor—
50Jan 17, 187747.00+1.00Minor—

The worst floods along the Ohio River

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

April 1, 1913: 68.80 ft here, major flooding

January 26, 1937: 67.80 ft here, major flooding

  • Clifty CreekIN · Jan 27, 1937 · 475.90 ft · Major · its highest
  • McAlpine LowerKY · Jan 27, 1937 · 85.44 ft · Major · its highest
  • Markland LowerKY · Jan 26, 1937 · 76.10 ft · Major · its highest
  • Meldahl DamOH · Jan 26, 1937 · 76.00 ft · Major · its highest
  • MaysvilleKY · Jan 27, 1937 · 75.60 ft · Major · its highest
  • AshlandKY · Jan 27, 1937 · 74.21 ft · Major · its highest
  • R C Byrd LockWV · Jan 27, 1937 · 69.60 ft · Major · its highest
  • ShawneetownKY · Jan 30, 1937 · 65.64 ft · Major · its highest
  • J.T. Myers Lock and DamKY · Feb 1, 1937 · 64.40 ft · Major · its highest
  • Point PleasantWV · Jan 27, 1937 · 62.70 ft · Major

February 11, 1884: 64.60 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Ohio River

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

Flood gauges on the Ohio River
AshlandKY52.074.21 ft, Jan 27, 19374
Belleville LockWV35.061.80 ft, Mar 29, 191315
CairoIL40.061.72 ft, May 2, 201119
Cannelton Lock and DamKY42.060.80 ft, Jan 27, 19378
CincinnatiOH52.066.20 ft, Mar 11, 19641
Clifty CreekIN451.0475.90 ft, Jan 27, 19371
Dashields Lock and DamPA25.042.80 ft, Mar 18, 19365
East LiverpoolWV14.029.90 ft, Mar 19, 193611
EvansvilleIN42.053.75 ft, Jan 31, 19371
GolcondaIL40.062.60 ft, Feb 2, 19373
Hannibal Lock and DamOH35.041.90 ft, Jun 25, 19722
HendersonKY36.043.08 ft, Apr 12, 20250
IrontonOH52.054.67 ft, Feb 19, 20180
J.T. Myers Lock and DamKY37.064.40 ft, Feb 1, 19371
Lloyd Greenup LockKY54.064.50 ft, Mar 31, 19133
Marietta PumphouseOH35.058.30 ft, Mar 29, 19133
Markland LowerKY51.076.10 ft, Jan 26, 19371
MaysvilleKY50.075.60 ft, Jan 27, 19372
McAlpine LowerKY55.085.44 ft, Jan 27, 19374
McAlpine UpperKY23.052.15 ft, Jan 27, 19377
Meldahl DamOH51.076.00 ft, Jan 26, 19373
Montgomery Lock and DamPA33.055.00 ft, Mar 18, 193610
MoundsvilleWV37.057.90 ft, Mar 19, 19363
Mount VernonIN35.059.21 ft, Feb 1, 19372
New Cumberland Lock and DamOH36.050.20 ft, Dec 31, 194215
Newburgh Lock and DamKY38.056.60 ft, Jan 31, 19371
Olmsted Lock and Dam HeadwaterKY36.048.20 ft, Feb 21, 20201
OwensboroKY40.054.80 ft, Jan 29, 19375
PaducahKY39.060.60 ft, Feb 2, 19377
ParkersburgWV36.045.20 ft, Mar 12, 19645
Pike Island Lock and DamWV37.047.70 ft, Mar 11, 19645
PittsburghPA22.046.00 ft, Mar 18, 193622
Point PleasantWV40.062.80 ft, Mar 30, 191325
Pomeroy this gaugeOH46.068.80 ft, Apr 1, 191334
PortsmouthOH50.053.78 ft, Apr 7, 20250
Powhatan PointOH37.053.30 ft, Mar 19, 19365
R C Byrd LockWV50.069.60 ft, Jan 27, 19379
Racine LockWV41.050.23 ft, Sep 20, 20043
ShawneetownKY33.065.64 ft, Jan 30, 19377
Smithland Lock and DamKY40.054.83 ft, May 6, 20114
SteubenvilleOH36.044.00 ft, Jan 20, 19961
Tell CityIN38.056.95 ft, Jan 29, 19376
WellsburgWV36.054.60 ft, Mar 19, 19369
WellsvilleOH11.020.90 ft, Jan 20, 19963
WheelingWV36.045.40 ft, Jan 20, 19963
Willow Island LockWV37.044.78 ft, Sep 19, 20042
HuntingtonOH50.057.52 ft, Mar 5, 19970

Other gauges in Meigs County

Flood gauges in Meigs County
Chester16.031.44 ft, Mar 2, 19970

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge POMO1, 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.