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Paint Creek near Bourneville

Highest listed crest 20.50 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft32 crests since 1923

The Paint Creek near Bourneville crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 32 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1923 to 2025. The highest, 20.50 ft on March 10, 1964, was major flooding, 8.50 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
20.50 ft
March 10, 1964; 56,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 19.0 ft
Crests at major
2
34th of 129 gauges in Ohio
Most recent flood crest
April 4, 2025
12.15 ft, minor flooding
Location
Ross County
Near Chillicothe (10.6 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Paint Creek near Bourneville
Action stage9.08Jan 27, 2012The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.012Apr 4, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.010Dec 30, 1990Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage19.02Mar 10, 1964Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

32 crests from 1923 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Paint Creek near Bourneville, 1923 to 2025 10121416182022ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 19.0 ft Dec 31, 1923: 15.30 ft, moderate floodingAug 16, 1935: 15.70 ft, moderate floodingApr 20, 1940: 18.80 ft, moderate floodingMar 20, 1943: 18.40 ft, moderate floodingJan 22, 1959: 15.60 ft, moderate floodingMar 5, 1963: 20.08 ft, major floodingMar 10, 1964: 20.50 ft, major flooding; 56,900 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1965: 16.33 ft, moderate floodingFeb 13, 1966: 13.43 ft, minor floodingMay 24, 1968: 18.48 ft, moderate floodingApr 2, 1970: 16.48 ft, moderate floodingFeb 22, 1971: 12.31 ft, minor floodingFeb 18, 1976: 10.60 ft, action stageMar 14, 1978: 11.05 ft, action stageFeb 25, 1979: 11.39 ft, action stageAug 22, 1990: 15.23 ft, moderate floodingDec 30, 1990: 16.08 ft, moderate floodingApr 10, 1994: 13.69 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1995: 12.75 ft, minor floodingMay 18, 1995: 10.99 ft, action stageMay 5, 1996: 11.50 ft, action stageMar 2, 1997: 13.77 ft, minor flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2000: 12.60 ft, minor floodingJan 5, 2004: 11.41 ft, action stage; 9,640 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2005: 12.12 ft, minor floodingOct 5, 2006: 13.70 ft, minor flooding; 13,116 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2010: 10.24 ft, action stage; 9,120 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2011: 13.04 ft, minor flooding; 11,330 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2011: 12.22 ft, minor flooding; 9,942 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 2012: 11.16 ft, action stage; 11,000 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2017: 12.19 ft, minor flooding; 12,940 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2025: 12.15 ft, minor flooding; 12,868 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.50 ft, Mar 10, 1964 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Paint Creek near Bourneville 1920s: 1 1930s: 1 1940s: 2 1950s: 1 1960s: 5 5 1970s: 2 1980s: 0 1990s: 5 2000s: 3 2010s: 3 2020s: 1 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: 17.90 ft on Aug 20, 1926; 18.72 ft on May 14, 1933; 18.92 ft on Jan 25, 1937; 19.20 ft on Mar 6, 1945; 15.60 ft on Jan 15, 1951.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Paint Creek near Bourneville
1Mar 10, 196420.50+8.50Major56,900
2Mar 5, 196320.08+8.08Major—
3Apr 20, 194018.80+6.80Moderate—
4May 24, 196818.48+6.48Moderate—
5Mar 20, 194318.40+6.40Moderate—
6Apr 2, 197016.48+4.48Moderate—
7Jul 23, 196516.33+4.33Moderate—
8Dec 30, 199016.08+4.08Moderate—
9Aug 16, 193515.70+3.70Moderate—
10Jan 22, 195915.60+3.60Moderate—
11Dec 31, 192315.30+3.30Moderate—
12Aug 22, 199015.23+3.23Moderate—
13Mar 2, 199713.77+1.77Minor13,300
14Oct 5, 200613.70+1.70Minor13,116
15Apr 10, 199413.69+1.69Minor13,100
16Feb 13, 196613.43+1.43Minor—
17May 3, 201113.04+1.04Minor11,330
18May 14, 199512.75+0.75Minor—
19Feb 18, 200012.60+0.60Minor—
20Feb 22, 197112.31+0.31Minor—
21May 11, 201112.22+0.22Minor9,942
22Mar 1, 201712.19+0.19Minor12,940
23Apr 4, 202512.15+0.15Minor12,868
24Mar 29, 200512.12+0.12Minor—
25May 5, 199611.50−0.50Action—
26Jan 5, 200411.41−0.59Action9,640
27Feb 25, 197911.39−0.61Action—
28Jan 27, 201211.16−0.84Action11,000
29Mar 14, 197811.05−0.95Action—
30May 18, 199510.99−1.01Action—
31Feb 18, 197610.60−1.40Action—
32May 22, 201010.24−1.76Action9,120

Other gauges in Ross County

Flood gauges in Ross County
Chillicothe16.032.50 ft, Jan 23, 19591

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BVLO1, 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.