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Raccoon Creek at Adamsville

Highest listed crest 29.11 ftFlood stage 21.0 ft78 crests since 1915

The Raccoon Creek at Adamsville crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 78 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1915 to 2025. The highest, 29.11 ft on March 3, 1997, was major flooding, 8.11 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
29.11 ft
March 3, 1997; 16,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
21.0 ft
Major flooding from 28.0 ft
Crests at major
2
34th of 129 gauges in Ohio
Most recent flood crest
April 8, 2025
21.16 ft, minor flooding
Location
Gallia County
Ohio

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Raccoon Creek at Adamsville
Action stage19.016Apr 5, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)21.09Apr 8, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage24.03Mar 8, 1963Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage28.02Mar 3, 1997Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

78 crests from 1915 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Raccoon Creek at Adamsville, 1915 to 2025 1015202530ft Flood stage 21.0 ftMajor 28.0 ft Dec 20, 1915: 18.30 ft, below flood stage; 7,380 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1917: 17.90 ft, below flood stage; 6,930 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1918: 18.50 ft, below flood stage; 7,620 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 1919: 16.20 ft, below flood stage; 5,320 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1920: 21.10 ft, minor flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 1921: 20.00 ft, action stage; 9,540 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 1924: 20.00 ft, action stage; 9,540 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 1926: 17.80 ft, below flood stage; 6,820 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1927: 19.80 ft, action stage; 9,280 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1931: 17.50 ft, below flood stage; 6,510 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1933: 18.50 ft, below flood stage; 7,620 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 1935: 16.70 ft, below flood stage; 5,760 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1937: 25.20 ft, moderate flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1939: 22.80 ft, minor flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1940: 21.40 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1941: 20.40 ft, action stage; 9,800 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1942: 18.00 ft, below flood stage; 6,880 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1943: 19.00 ft, action stage; 7,850 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1943: 16.90 ft, below flood stage; 5,920 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1943: 16.60 ft, below flood stage; 5,680 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1945: 19.70 ft, action stage; 8,580 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1945: 20.07 ft, action stage; 9,010 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1948: 19.35 ft, action stage; 8,040 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1948: 24.92 ft, moderate flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1948: 19.12 ft, action stage; 7,520 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1949: 17.46 ft, below flood stage; 5,720 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1949: 16.42 ft, below flood stage; 4,800 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1950: 18.78 ft, below flood stage; 7,160 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1950: 16.99 ft, below flood stage; 5,260 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 1950: 16.82 ft, below flood stage; 5,100 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 1951: 20.11 ft, action stage; 8,770 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1952: 17.10 ft, below flood stage; 5,190 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1956: 17.00 ft, below flood stage; 5,090 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1957: 17.02 ft, below flood stage; 5,090 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1958: 18.75 ft, below flood stage; 6,290 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1958: 19.19 ft, action stage; 6,830 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1959: 19.42 ft, action stage; 7,090 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1961: 18.33 ft, below flood stage; 6,010 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1962: 22.03 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1963: 24.52 ft, moderate flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1963: 20.85 ft, action stage; 9,480 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1964: 23.49 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1965: 17.21 ft, below flood stage; 5,140 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1966: 21.00 ft, minor flooding; 8,990 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1966: 18.01 ft, below flood stage; 5,820 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1967: 18.20 ft, below flood stage; 5,990 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1967: 17.12 ft, below flood stage; 5,070 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1968: 28.69 ft, major flooding; 20,000 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1970: 17.93 ft, below flood stage; 5,640 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1970: 16.88 ft, below flood stage; 4,820 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1971: 16.26 ft, below flood stage; 4,380 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1972: 16.19 ft, below flood stage; 4,330 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 1972: 17.00 ft, below flood stage; 4,900 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1973: 16.57 ft, below flood stage; 4,600 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1974: 17.52 ft, below flood stage; 5,320 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1974: 18.45 ft, below flood stage; 6,060 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1975: 18.04 ft, below flood stage; 5,850 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1975: 18.28 ft, below flood stage; 6,050 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1978: 18.51 ft, below flood stage; 6,250 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 1978: 20.67 ft, action stage; 8,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1979: 21.49 ft, minor flooding; 9,170 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 1979: 16.89 ft, below flood stage; 4,950 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1980: 18.14 ft, below flood stage; 5,930 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1980: 17.74 ft, below flood stage; 5,600 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1983: 17.15 ft, below flood stage; 5,120 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1994: 20.19 ft, action stage; 8,110 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1995: 16.99 ft, below flood stage; 5,800 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1995: 16.83 ft, below flood stage; 5,700 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1996: 16.75 ft, below flood stage; 5,400 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1997: 29.11 ft, major flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1998: 16.11 ft, below flood stage; 4,510 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1998: 16.07 ft, below flood stage; 4,490 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2000: 21.64 ft, minor floodingDec 7, 2013: 14.33 ft, below flood stageMar 5, 2017: 17.14 ft, below flood stage; 5,074 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 2018: 17.84 ft, below flood stage; 5,475 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2018: 19.66 ft, action stage; 6,572 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2025: 21.16 ft, minor flooding; 9,096 cubic feet per second Highest, 29.11 ft, Mar 3, 1997 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Raccoon Creek at Adamsville 1910s: 0 1920s: 1 1930s: 2 1940s: 2 1950s: 0 1960s: 5 5 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 1 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 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 78 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Raccoon Creek at Adamsville
1Mar 3, 199729.11+8.11Major16,500
2May 28, 196828.69+7.69Major20,000
3Jan 1, 193725.20+4.20Moderate16,000
4Apr 15, 194824.92+3.92Moderate15,500
5Mar 8, 196324.52+3.52Moderate12,800
6Mar 12, 196423.49+2.49Minor11,800
7Apr 18, 193922.80+1.80Minor13,700
8Mar 1, 196222.03+1.03Minor11,200
9Feb 20, 200021.64+0.64Minor—
10Feb 28, 197921.49+0.49Minor9,170
11Apr 22, 194021.40+0.40Minor11,500
12Apr 8, 202521.16+0.16Minor9,096
13Apr 21, 192021.10+0.10Minor11,100
14Feb 16, 196621.000.00Minor8,990
15Mar 22, 196320.85−0.15Action9,480
16Dec 10, 197820.67−0.33Action8,300
17Jun 6, 194120.40−0.60Action9,800
18Apr 13, 199420.19−0.81Action8,110
19Jan 17, 195120.11−0.89Action8,770
20Mar 7, 194520.07−0.93Action9,010
21Dec 25, 192120.00−1.00Action9,540
22Jan 3, 192420.00−1.00Action9,540
23Jan 23, 192719.80−1.20Action9,280
24Feb 28, 194519.70−1.30Action8,580
25Apr 5, 201819.66−1.34Action6,572
26Jan 24, 195919.42−1.58Action7,090
27Feb 16, 194819.35−1.65Action8,040
28Jul 26, 195819.19−1.81Action6,830
29Dec 16, 194819.12−1.88Action7,520
30Mar 22, 194319.00−2.00Action7,850
31Jan 8, 195018.78−2.22Below flood stage7,160
32May 8, 195818.75−2.25Below flood stage6,290
33Mar 17, 197818.51−2.49Below flood stage6,250
34Mar 15, 191818.50−2.50Below flood stage7,620
35Mar 21, 193318.50−2.50Below flood stage7,620
36Jun 27, 197418.45−2.55Below flood stage6,060
37May 10, 196118.33−2.67Below flood stage6,010
38Dec 20, 191518.30−2.70Below flood stage7,380
39Apr 26, 197518.28−2.72Below flood stage6,050
40Mar 9, 196718.20−2.80Below flood stage5,990
41Jul 9, 198018.14−2.86Below flood stage5,930
42Feb 26, 197518.04−2.96Below flood stage5,850
43May 2, 196618.01−2.99Below flood stage5,820
44Dec 31, 194218.00−3.00Below flood stage6,880
45Apr 5, 197017.93−3.07Below flood stage5,640
46Mar 14, 191717.90−3.10Below flood stage6,930
47Feb 19, 201817.84−3.16Below flood stage5,475
48Aug 20, 192617.80−3.20Below flood stage6,820
49Jul 13, 198017.74−3.26Below flood stage5,600
50Jan 12, 197417.52−3.48Below flood stage5,320

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ADMO1, 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.