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Portage River at Woodville

Highest listed crest 17.00 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft128 crests since 1913

The Portage River at Woodville crested at major flood stage 12 times among the 128 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2026. The highest, 17.00 ft on March 27, 1913, was major flooding, 6.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.00 ft
March 27, 1913; 17,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 13.5 ft
Crests at major
12
6th of 129 gauges in Ohio
Most recent flood crest
April 3, 2026
14.59 ft, major flooding
Location
Sandusky County
Near Fremont (14.5 mi), Oregon (14.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Portage River at Woodville
Action stage8.064Apr 13, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.033Apr 4, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.519Jul 19, 2021Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.512Apr 3, 2026Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

128 crests from 1913 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Portage River at Woodville, 1913 to 2026 81012141618ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 13.5 ft Mar 27, 1913: 17.00 ft, major flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1929: 11.80 ft, minor flooding; 7,450 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1930: 12.96 ft, moderate flooding; 9,150 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1933: 12.52 ft, moderate flooding; 8,220 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1940: 9.77 ft, action stage; 4,930 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1942: 10.68 ft, action stage; 6,010 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1943: 12.30 ft, minor flooding; 8,180 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1944: 13.08 ft, moderate flooding; 9,300 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1945: 9.77 ft, action stage; 4,930 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1946: 11.50 ft, minor flooding; 7,040 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1947: 11.91 ft, minor flooding; 7,580 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1948: 13.98 ft, major flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1949: 10.99 ft, action stage; 6,180 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1950: 14.51 ft, major flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1951: 11.78 ft, minor floodingJun 14, 1951: 11.66 ft, minor flooding; 6,560 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1952: 12.58 ft, moderate floodingMar 12, 1952: 13.24 ft, moderate flooding; 9,490 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1953: 9.06 ft, action stage; 4,140 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1955: 10.78 ft, action stage; 6,150 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1956: 12.72 ft, moderate flooding; 8,740 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1957: 12.28 ft, minor flooding; 8,180 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1958: 9.85 ft, action stage; 4,930 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1959: 11.81 ft, minor flooding; 7,490 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 1960: 10.08 ft, action stage; 5,270 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1961: 10.95 ft, action stage; 6,340 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1962: 9.68 ft, action stage; 4,790 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1964: 10.98 ft, action stage; 6,380 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1965: 9.37 ft, action stage; 4,440 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1966: 9.20 ft, action stage; 4,250 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 1966: 12.30 ft, minor flooding; 8,180 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1968: 12.28 ft, minor flooding; 8,590 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1969: 12.06 ft, minor flooding; 8,280 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1970: 9.90 ft, action stage; 5,440 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 1972: 11.26 ft, minor flooding; 7,160 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1972: 10.81 ft, action stage; 6,530 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1974: 10.27 ft, action stage; 5,880 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1975: 10.12 ft, action stage; 5,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1976: 11.99 ft, minor floodingMar 5, 1976: 10.71 ft, action stage; 5,740 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1977: 9.12 ft, action stage; 4,450 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1978: 12.31 ft, minor flooding; 8,630 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1979: 13.23 ft, moderate flooding; 9,990 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1980: 10.65 ft, action stage; 6,060 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1981: 12.04 ft, minor flooding; 7,910 cubic feet per secondOct 29, 1981: 10.75 ft, action stage; 5,740 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1983: 10.12 ft, action stage; 5,410 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1984: 11.94 ft, minor flooding; 7,770 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1985: 12.54 ft, moderate flooding; 8,640 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 1985: 9.40 ft, action stage; 4,600 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1989: 10.19 ft, action stage; 5,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1990: 10.70 ft, action stage; 6,120 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1990: 13.67 ft, major flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1992: 13.97 ft, major flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 1992: 9.66 ft, action stage; 4,880 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1993: 11.84 ft, minor flooding; 7,630 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1994: 12.35 ft, minor flooding; 8,360 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1995: 10.05 ft, action stage; 5,330 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 10.24 ft, action stage; 5,560 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1997: 13.30 ft, moderate flooding; 9,810 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 1998: 13.98 ft, major flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1999: 12.33 ft, minor flooding; 8,600 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2000: 10.31 ft, action stage; 5,660 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2001: 10.85 ft, action stage; 6,390 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 2002: 11.59 ft, minor flooding; 7,450 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2003: 10.45 ft, action stage; 4,000 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2003: 10.28 ft, action stage; 5,630 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2004: 9.34 ft, action stage; 4,530 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2005: 14.40 ft, major flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2006: 11.05 ft, minor flooding; 6,581 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 2006: 12.40 ft, minor flooding; 8,720 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2007: 12.07 ft, minor flooding; 8,720 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2007: 11.86 ft, minor flooding; 7,860 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2007: 11.96 ft, minor flooding; 8,020 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 2007: 11.51 ft, minor flooding; 7,330 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 2007: 11.03 ft, minor flooding; 6,640 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2008: 11.91 ft, minor flooding; 7,940 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2008: 14.66 ft, major flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2009: 13.27 ft, moderate flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2010: 9.21 ft, action stage; 4,390 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2011: 13.00 ft, moderate flooding; 9,350 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 2011: 12.62 ft, moderate flooding; 9,080 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 2013: 14.13 ft, major flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2014: 10.52 ft, action stageMar 16, 2014: 9.07 ft, action stage; 4,240 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2014: 11.63 ft, minor flooding; 7,510 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2015: 9.24 ft, action stage; 4,420 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2015: 9.52 ft, action stage; 4,730 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2015: 9.23 ft, action stage; 4,410 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2015: 9.28 ft, action stage; 4,470 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2015: 13.71 ft, major flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2015: 12.51 ft, moderate flooding; 8,900 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2015: 10.26 ft, action stage; 5,600 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2016: 9.50 ft, action stage; 4,700 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2017: 12.89 ft, moderate flooding; 9,532 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 2017: 13.41 ft, moderate flooding; 10,431 cubic feet per secondNov 7, 2017: 10.26 ft, action stage; 5,600 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 2017: 13.29 ft, moderate flooding; 10,221 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2018: 10.77 ft, action stage; 6,100 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2018: 10.50 ft, action stage; 5,780 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2018: 9.63 ft, action stage; 4,810 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 2018: 9.21 ft, action stage; 4,360 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 2019: 9.03 ft, action stage; 4,180 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2019: 10.31 ft, action stage; 5,560 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2019: 9.27 ft, action stage; 4,430 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2019: 9.46 ft, action stage; 4,630 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2019: 10.70 ft, action stage; 6,020 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2019: 12.52 ft, moderate flooding; 8,430 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2019: 13.15 ft, moderate flooding; 9,452 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2019: 11.84 ft, minor flooding; 7,470 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2020: 11.86 ft, minor flooding; 7,500 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2020: 10.94 ft, action stage; 6,310 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2020: 13.52 ft, major flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2021: 10.08 ft, action stage; 5,300 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 2021: 12.61 ft, moderate flooding; 8,560 cubic feet per secondOct 26, 2021: 9.77 ft, action stage; 4,960 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2022: 9.74 ft, action stage; 4,930 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2022: 10.32 ft, action stage; 5,570 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2022: 9.47 ft, action stage; 4,640 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2023: 9.31 ft, action stage; 4,470 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2023: 10.25 ft, action stage; 5,490 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2023: 11.79 ft, minor flooding; 7,400 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2023: 9.01 ft, action stage; 4,160 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2024: 9.09 ft, action stage; 4,240 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2024: 9.51 ft, action stage; 4,680 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2024: 9.40 ft, action stage; 4,560 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2025: 11.82 ft, minor flooding; 7,440 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2026: 14.59 ft, major flooding; 12,036 cubic feet per second Highest, 17.00 ft, Mar 27, 1913 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Portage River at Woodville 1910s: 1 1920s: 1 1930s: 2 1940s: 5 1950s: 8 1960s: 3 1970s: 4 1980s: 3 1990s: 7 2000s: 12 12 2010s: 12 2020s: 6 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 128 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Portage River at Woodville
1Mar 27, 191317.00+6.00Major17,000
2Feb 7, 200814.66+3.66Major12,800
3Apr 3, 202614.59+3.59Major12,036
4Feb 15, 195014.51+3.51Major11,500
5Jan 15, 200514.40+3.40Major12,300
6Dec 23, 201314.13+3.13Major11,800
7Mar 23, 194813.98+2.98Major10,600
8Aug 27, 199813.98+2.98Major11,500
9Mar 14, 199213.97+2.97Major10,900
10Jun 29, 201513.71+2.71Major11,000
11Dec 31, 199013.67+2.67Major10,400
12May 20, 202013.52+2.52Major10,100
13Jul 15, 201713.41+2.41Moderate10,431
14Jun 3, 199713.30+2.30Moderate9,810
15Nov 20, 201713.29+2.29Moderate10,221
16Mar 10, 200913.27+2.27Moderate10,200
17Mar 12, 195213.24+2.24Moderate9,490
18Apr 15, 197913.23+2.23Moderate9,990
19Jun 3, 201913.15+2.15Moderate9,452
20Apr 12, 194413.08+2.08Moderate9,300
21Mar 1, 201113.00+2.00Moderate9,350
22Jan 15, 193012.96+1.96Moderate9,150
23May 7, 201712.89+1.89Moderate9,532
24May 13, 195612.72+1.72Moderate8,740
25Nov 20, 201112.62+1.62Moderate9,080
26Jul 19, 202112.61+1.61Moderate8,560
27Jan 28, 195212.58+1.58Moderate—
28Feb 25, 198512.54+1.54Moderate8,640
29Mar 15, 193312.52+1.52Moderate8,220
30Apr 27, 201912.52+1.52Moderate8,430
31Jul 11, 201512.51+1.51Moderate8,900
32Dec 2, 200612.40+1.40Minor8,720
33Apr 13, 199412.35+1.35Minor8,360
34Jan 24, 199912.33+1.33Minor8,600
35Mar 22, 197812.31+1.31Minor8,630
36May 19, 194312.30+1.30Minor8,180
37Dec 10, 196612.30+1.30Minor8,180
38Apr 16, 195712.28+1.28Minor8,180
39Jan 31, 196812.28+1.28Minor8,590
40Jan 7, 200712.07+1.07Minor8,720
41May 20, 196912.06+1.06Minor8,280
42Jun 10, 198112.04+1.04Minor7,910
43Feb 18, 197611.99+0.99Minor—
44Apr 28, 200711.96+0.96Minor8,020
45Apr 24, 198411.94+0.94Minor7,770
46Jun 3, 194711.91+0.91Minor7,580
47Jan 10, 200811.91+0.91Minor7,940
48Mar 3, 200711.86+0.86Minor7,860
49Jan 13, 202011.86+0.86Minor7,500
50Jan 5, 199311.84+0.84Minor7,630

The worst floods along the Portage River

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

April 3, 2026: 14.59 ft here, major flooding

  • ElmoreOH · Apr 3, 2026 · 14.03 ft · Moderate · its highest

Gauges on the Portage River

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

Flood gauges on the Portage River
Woodville this gaugeOH11.017.00 ft, Mar 27, 191312
ElmoreOH12.014.03 ft, Apr 3, 20260

Other gauges in Sandusky County

Flood gauges in Sandusky County
S Fremont10.016.14 ft, Feb 24, 19790

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WDVO1, 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.