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Raccoon Creek at Newark below Wilson St.

Highest listed crest 20.22 ftFlood stage 16.0 ft5 crests since 2011

The Raccoon Creek at Newark below Wilson St. crested above flood stage 2 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2011 to 2024. The highest, 20.22 ft on March 20, 2020, was moderate flooding, 4.22 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Raccoon Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
20.22 ft
March 20, 2020; 10,057 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
16.0 ft
Major flooding from 21.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 3, 2024
16.52 ft, minor flooding
Location
Licking County
Near Newark (1.5 mi), Heath (2.7 mi)

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 Newark below Wilson St.
Action stage14.01Mar 15, 2012The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)16.01Apr 3, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage19.01Mar 20, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage21.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2011 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Raccoon Creek at Newark below Wilson St., 2011 to 2024 10121416182022ft Flood stage 16.0 ftMajor 21.0 ft May 3, 2011: 10.27 ft, below flood stage; 2,560 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2012: 15.00 ft, action stageJul 9, 2013: 10.43 ft, below flood stage; 2,678 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2020: 20.22 ft, moderate flooding; 10,057 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2024: 16.52 ft, minor flooding; 7,625 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.22 ft, Mar 20, 2020 201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Raccoon Creek at Newark below Wilson St. 2010s: 0 2020s: 2 2 2010s2020s
  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

Highest listed crests, Raccoon Creek at Newark below Wilson St.
1Mar 20, 202020.22+4.22Moderate10,057
2Apr 3, 202416.52+0.52Minor7,625
3Mar 15, 201215.00−1.00Action—
4Jul 9, 201310.43−5.57Below flood stage2,678
5May 3, 201110.27−5.73Below flood stage2,560

The worst floods along the Raccoon Creek

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

March 20, 2020: 20.22 ft here, moderate flooding

  • GranvilleOH · Mar 20, 2020 · 16.90 ft · Moderate

April 3, 2024: 16.52 ft here, minor flooding

  • GranvilleOH · Apr 2, 2024 · 15.37 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Raccoon Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Raccoon Creek
GranvilleOH13.018.50 ft, Jan 23, 19591
Newark below Wilson St. this gaugeOH16.020.22 ft, Mar 20, 20200

Other gauges in Licking County

Flood gauges in Licking County
Newark (Stadden Bridge)14.020.30 ft, Jan 21, 19591
Newark Main Street15.018.76 ft, Mar 20, 20200
Granville13.018.50 ft, Jan 23, 19591
Interstate 70 near Buckeye Lake880.0882.89 ft, Mar 21, 20203
Heath16.021.06 ft, Mar 20, 20201
Hebron11.012.64 ft, Mar 21, 20200

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RCNO1, 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.