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Scioto River at Circleville

Highest listed crest 26.17 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft125 crests since 1916

The Scioto River at Circleville crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 125 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1916 to 2026. The highest, 26.17 ft on January 22, 1959, was major flooding, 11.17 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Scioto River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 3 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
26.17 ft
January 22, 1959
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 26.0 ft
Crests at major
1
46th of 129 gauges in Ohio
Most recent flood crest
August 22, 2026
18.76 ft, minor flooding
Location
Pickaway County
Near Circleville (1.2 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Scioto River at Circleville
Action stage13.014Apr 28, 2011The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.081Aug 22, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.029Apr 7, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage26.01Jan 22, 1959Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

125 crests from 1916 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Scioto River at Circleville, 1916 to 2026 1015202530ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 26.0 ft Mar 29, 1916: 20.20 ft, moderate floodingApr 22, 1920: 19.00 ft, minor floodingMar 29, 1921: 19.80 ft, minor floodingMar 30, 1924: 20.30 ft, moderate floodingMar 22, 1927: 20.10 ft, moderate floodingFeb 27, 1929: 22.30 ft, moderate floodingMay 15, 1933: 21.30 ft, moderate floodingJun 23, 1937: 19.26 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 1943: 20.80 ft, moderate floodingMar 7, 1945: 21.50 ft, moderate floodingJun 4, 1947: 20.00 ft, moderate floodingApr 14, 1948: 19.70 ft, minor floodingFeb 15, 1950: 19.10 ft, minor floodingJun 8, 1950: 19.00 ft, minor floodingJan 5, 1951: 19.00 ft, minor floodingJan 28, 1952: 22.50 ft, moderate floodingApr 6, 1957: 19.63 ft, minor floodingJan 22, 1959: 26.17 ft, major floodingMar 6, 1963: 21.90 ft, moderate floodingMar 11, 1964: 22.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 29, 1968: 20.50 ft, moderate floodingApr 4, 1970: 19.00 ft, minor floodingDec 17, 1977: 16.79 ft, minor floodingMar 16, 1978: 19.03 ft, minor floodingSep 16, 1979: 21.76 ft, moderate floodingAug 21, 1980: 13.58 ft, action stageJun 15, 1981: 19.18 ft, minor floodingFeb 1, 1982: 19.00 ft, minor floodingMar 22, 1984: 18.89 ft, minor floodingFeb 25, 1985: 18.31 ft, minor floodingDec 4, 1986: 15.63 ft, minor floodingJul 4, 1987: 16.45 ft, minor floodingApr 4, 1988: 15.03 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 1989: 16.27 ft, minor floodingJun 11, 1990: 19.60 ft, minor floodingJan 1, 1991: 20.94 ft, moderate floodingJul 19, 1992: 17.62 ft, minor floodingMay 20, 1995: 14.48 ft, action stageAug 7, 1995: 17.05 ft, minor floodingJan 20, 1996: 19.89 ft, minor floodingJan 25, 1996: 16.16 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 1996: 20.40 ft, moderate floodingJun 4, 1997: 20.91 ft, moderate floodingApr 18, 1998: 16.90 ft, minor floodingJun 30, 1998: 18.20 ft, minor floodingJan 23, 1999: 14.30 ft, action stageFeb 15, 2000: 14.30 ft, action stageApr 10, 2000: 17.25 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 2001: 14.20 ft, action stageMay 20, 2001: 16.24 ft, minor floodingDec 19, 2001: 15.50 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 2002: 16.40 ft, minor floodingMay 15, 2002: 15.10 ft, minor floodingJun 7, 2002: 14.09 ft, action stageMay 11, 2003: 14.40 ft, action stageSep 4, 2003: 16.30 ft, minor floodingJan 6, 2004: 22.32 ft, moderate floodingFeb 7, 2004: 14.51 ft, action stageJan 7, 2005: 23.36 ft, moderate floodingJan 13, 2005: 22.04 ft, moderate floodingMar 29, 2005: 15.78 ft, minor floodingApr 4, 2005: 14.08 ft, action stageApr 25, 2005: 14.00 ft, action stageJan 17, 2007: 18.71 ft, minor flooding; 33,591 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2007: 19.39 ft, minor flooding; 37,337 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2007: 17.51 ft, minor flooding; 28,137 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2007: 19.19 ft, minor flooding; 36,126 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2008: 17.56 ft, minor flooding; 28,352 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2008: 20.55 ft, moderate flooding; 44,920 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2008: 16.71 ft, minor flooding; 25,079 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2008: 21.25 ft, moderate flooding; 49,973 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2008: 15.67 ft, minor flooding; 21,919 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2008: 15.45 ft, minor flooding; 21,278 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2009: 14.89 ft, action stage; 19,771 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2010: 15.05 ft, minor flooding; 20,140 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2011: 13.80 ft, action stage; 17,562 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2011: 17.11 ft, minor flooding; 26,452 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2011: 19.75 ft, minor flooding; 39,589 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2011: 18.12 ft, minor flooding; 30,834 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2011: 14.97 ft, action stage; 19,937 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2011: 16.36 ft, minor flooding; 23,991 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2011: 14.88 ft, action stage; 19,750 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2011: 18.42 ft, minor flooding; 32,217 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2011: 16.53 ft, minor flooding; 24,516 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 2011: 19.70 ft, minor flooding; 39,271 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2011: 15.52 ft, minor flooding; 21,481 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 2012: 18.07 ft, minor flooding; 30,607 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2013: 20.65 ft, moderate flooding; 41,166 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2014: 16.94 ft, minor flooding; 28,135 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2014: 16.07 ft, minor flooding; 25,785 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2014: 15.37 ft, minor flooding; 24,014 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2015: 16.95 ft, minor flooding; 28,162 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2015: 16.68 ft, minor flooding; 27,424 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2015: 19.08 ft, minor flooding; 34,996 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 2015: 15.43 ft, minor flooding; 24,164 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2015: 15.84 ft, minor flooding; 25,194 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 2017: 16.01 ft, minor flooding; 24,925 cubic feet per secondNov 7, 2017: 18.59 ft, minor flooding; 33,161 cubic feet per secondNov 21, 2017: 15.97 ft, minor flooding; 24,812 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2018: 18.69 ft, minor flooding; 33,534 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2018: 20.09 ft, moderate flooding; 38,873 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2018: 21.02 ft, moderate flooding; 42,788 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 2018: 16.13 ft, minor flooding; 25,262 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2019: 15.85 ft, minor flooding; 24,452 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 2019: 19.90 ft, minor flooding; 38,116 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2019: 17.43 ft, minor flooding; 29,218 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2019: 17.08 ft, minor flooding; 28,145 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2019: 18.77 ft, minor flooding; 33,834 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2020: 20.92 ft, moderate flooding; 42,323 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2020: 15.65 ft, minor flooding; 23,860 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2020: 21.29 ft, moderate flooding; 43,900 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2021: 15.89 ft, minor flooding; 24,551 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2021: 16.71 ft, minor flooding; 26,979 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 2022: 17.08 ft, minor floodingFeb 19, 2022: 20.53 ft, moderate flooding; 40,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2022: 18.95 ft, minor flooding; 34,474 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2022: 16.97 ft, minor flooding; 27,766 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2022: 15.36 ft, minor flooding; 23,037 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2023: 16.86 ft, minor flooding; 27,432 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2023: 18.27 ft, minor flooding; 31,971 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2024: 21.86 ft, moderate flooding; 46,296 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2024: 15.37 ft, minor flooding; 23,065 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2025: 20.60 ft, moderate flooding; 40,989 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2026: 16.63 ft, minor flooding; 26,739 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 2026: 18.76 ft, minor flooding; 33,765 cubic feet per second Highest, 26.17 ft, Jan 22, 1959 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Scioto River at Circleville 1910s: 1 1920s: 5 1930s: 2 1940s: 4 1950s: 6 1960s: 3 1970s: 4 1980s: 8 1990s: 10 2000s: 20 2010s: 31 31 2020s: 17 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.
  3. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 28.20 ft on Mar 26, 1913.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 125 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Scioto River at Circleville
1Jan 22, 195926.17+11.17Major—
2Jan 7, 200523.36+8.36Moderate—
3Jan 28, 195222.50+7.50Moderate—
4Jan 6, 200422.32+7.32Moderate—
5Feb 27, 192922.30+7.30Moderate—
6Jan 13, 200522.04+7.04Moderate—
7Mar 11, 196422.00+7.00Moderate—
8Mar 6, 196321.90+6.90Moderate—
9Apr 4, 202421.86+6.86Moderate46,296
10Sep 16, 197921.76+6.76Moderate—
11Mar 7, 194521.50+6.50Moderate—
12May 15, 193321.30+6.30Moderate—
13May 21, 202021.29+6.29Moderate43,900
14Mar 21, 200821.25+6.25Moderate49,973
15Apr 5, 201821.02+6.02Moderate42,788
16Jan 1, 199120.94+5.94Moderate—
17Mar 22, 202020.92+5.92Moderate42,323
18Jun 4, 199720.91+5.91Moderate—
19Mar 21, 194320.80+5.80Moderate—
20Dec 24, 201320.65+5.65Moderate41,166
21Apr 7, 202520.60+5.60Moderate40,989
22Mar 6, 200820.55+5.55Moderate44,920
23Feb 19, 202220.53+5.53Moderate40,700
24May 29, 196820.50+5.50Moderate—
25May 1, 199620.40+5.40Moderate—
26Mar 30, 192420.30+5.30Moderate—
27Mar 29, 191620.20+5.20Moderate—
28Mar 22, 192720.10+5.10Moderate—
29Feb 27, 201820.09+5.09Moderate38,873
30Jun 4, 194720.00+5.00Moderate—
31Feb 9, 201919.90+4.90Minor38,116
32Jan 20, 199619.89+4.89Minor—
33Mar 29, 192119.80+4.80Minor—
34Mar 7, 201119.75+4.75Minor39,589
35Apr 14, 194819.70+4.70Minor—
36Dec 7, 201119.70+4.70Minor39,271
37Apr 6, 195719.63+4.63Minor—
38Jun 11, 199019.60+4.60Minor—
39Mar 3, 200719.39+4.39Minor37,337
40Jun 23, 193719.26+4.26Minor—
41Mar 25, 200719.19+4.19Minor36,126
42Jun 15, 198119.18+4.18Minor—
43Feb 15, 195019.10+4.10Minor—
44Jun 22, 201519.08+4.08Minor34,996
45Mar 16, 197819.03+4.03Minor—
46Apr 22, 192019.00+4.00Minor—
47Jun 8, 195019.00+4.00Minor—
48Jan 5, 195119.00+4.00Minor—
49Apr 4, 197019.00+4.00Minor—
50Feb 1, 198219.00+4.00Minor—

The worst floods along the Scioto River

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

January 22, 1959: 26.17 ft here, major flooding

  • ChillicotheOH · Jan 23, 1959 · 32.50 ft · Major · its highest
  • Frank RoadOH · Jan 22, 1959 · 27.22 ft · Major · its highest
  • ProspectOH · Jan 21, 1959 · 15.30 ft · Major
  • PiketonOH · Jan 25, 1959 · 32.56 ft · Moderate · its highest

January 7, 2005: 23.36 ft here, moderate flooding

  • PiketonOH · Jan 7, 2005 · 28.40 ft · Moderate
  • Frank RoadOH · Jan 6, 2005 · 26.61 ft · Moderate
  • ProspectOH · Jan 6, 2005 · 14.18 ft · Moderate
  • ChillicotheOH · Jan 8, 2005 · 20.89 ft · Minor

January 28, 1952: 22.50 ft here, moderate flooding

  • PiketonOH · Jan 29, 1952 · 28.00 ft · Moderate
  • ChillicotheOH · Jan 28, 1952 · 26.80 ft · Moderate
  • Frank RoadOH · Jan 27, 1952 · 24.70 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Scioto River

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

Flood gauges on the Scioto River
LarueOH12.014.70 ft, Feb 26, 19296
ProspectOH12.021.10 ft, Mar 25, 19133
Frank RoadOH24.027.22 ft, Jan 22, 19591
Circleville this gaugeOH15.026.17 ft, Jan 22, 19591
ChillicotheOH16.032.50 ft, Jan 23, 19591
PiketonOH20.032.56 ft, Jan 25, 19590

Other gauges in Pickaway County

Flood gauges in Pickaway County
Darbyville12.017.94 ft, Jan 22, 19590

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CRCO1, 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.