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Sandusky River near S Fremont

Highest listed crest 16.14 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft25 crests since 1929

The Sandusky River near S Fremont crested above flood stage 19 times among the 25 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1929 to 2025. The highest, 16.14 ft on February 24, 1979, was moderate flooding, 6.14 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.14 ft
February 24, 1979
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 21.0 ft
Crests at major
0
19 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
July 14, 2017
10.14 ft, minor flooding
Location
Sandusky County
Near Fremont (3.9 mi), Tiffin (13.3 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Sandusky River near S Fremont
Action stage7.06Apr 6, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.012Jul 14, 2017Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.07Jan 31, 1982Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage21.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

25 crests from 1929 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Sandusky River near S Fremont, 1929 to 2025 510152025ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 21.0 ft Feb 26, 1929: 14.00 ft, moderate floodingJan 15, 1930: 11.10 ft, minor flooding; 27,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1936: 15.34 ft, moderate floodingFeb 20, 1940: 11.46 ft, minor floodingDec 30, 1951: 12.12 ft, minor floodingFeb 10, 1959: 15.20 ft, moderate floodingJan 18, 1969: 11.80 ft, minor floodingFeb 20, 1971: 13.89 ft, moderate floodingMar 15, 1978: 15.88 ft, moderate floodingFeb 24, 1979: 16.14 ft, moderate floodingJan 31, 1982: 14.83 ft, moderate floodingFeb 4, 1984: 12.63 ft, minor flooding; 3,270 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1986: 11.91 ft, minor floodingMar 2, 2007: 11.15 ft, minor floodingFeb 7, 2008: 10.85 ft, minor flooding; 25,800 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2009: 10.01 ft, minor flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2011: 11.34 ft, minor flooding; 27,600 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 2013: 10.71 ft, minor flooding; 25,300 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 2017: 10.14 ft, minor flooding; 23,200 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 2019: 7.09 ft, action stage; 13,300 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2020: 7.45 ft, action stage; 14,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2022: 7.10 ft, action stage; 13,300 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2023: 7.17 ft, action stage; 13,500 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2024: 7.69 ft, action stage; 15,200 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2025: 7.31 ft, action stage; 14,000 cubic feet per second Highest, 16.14 ft, Feb 24, 1979 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Sandusky River near S Fremont 1920s: 1 1930s: 2 1940s: 1 1950s: 2 1960s: 1 1970s: 3 3 1980s: 3 1990s: 0 2000s: 3 2010s: 3 2020s: 0 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.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Sandusky River near S Fremont
1Feb 24, 197916.14+6.14Moderate—
2Mar 15, 197815.88+5.88Moderate—
3Feb 26, 193615.34+5.34Moderate—
4Feb 10, 195915.20+5.20Moderate—
5Jan 31, 198214.83+4.83Moderate—
6Feb 26, 192914.00+4.00Moderate—
7Feb 20, 197113.89+3.89Moderate—
8Feb 4, 198412.63+2.63Minor3,270
9Dec 30, 195112.12+2.12Minor—
10Jan 20, 198611.91+1.91Minor—
11Jan 18, 196911.80+1.80Minor—
12Feb 20, 194011.46+1.46Minor—
13Mar 1, 201111.34+1.34Minor27,600
14Mar 2, 200711.15+1.15Minor—
15Jan 15, 193011.10+1.10Minor27,300
16Feb 7, 200810.85+0.85Minor25,800
17Dec 23, 201310.71+0.71Minor25,300
18Jul 14, 201710.14+0.14Minor23,200
19Mar 9, 200910.01+0.01Minor22,800
20Apr 13, 20247.69−2.31Action15,200
21Mar 30, 20207.45−2.55Action14,500
22Apr 6, 20257.31−2.69Action14,000
23Mar 5, 20237.17−2.83Action13,500
24Feb 18, 20227.10−2.90Action13,300
25Jan 24, 20197.09−2.91Action13,300

Gauges on the Sandusky River

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

Flood gauges on the Sandusky River
BucyrusOH8.514.50 ft, Mar 23, 19134
Upper SanduskyOH13.015.60 ft, Mar 25, 19131
TiffinOH9.020.40 ft, Mar 26, 19135
S Fremont this gaugeOH10.016.14 ft, Feb 24, 19790

Other gauges in Sandusky County

Flood gauges in Sandusky County
Woodville11.017.00 ft, Mar 27, 191312

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FFMO1, 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.