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Scioto River at Frank Road

Highest listed crest 27.22 ftFlood stage 24.0 ft53 crests since 1921

The Scioto River at Frank Road crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 53 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1921 to 2025. The highest, 27.22 ft on January 22, 1959, was major flooding, 3.22 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
27.22 ft
January 22, 1959; 68,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
24.0 ft
Major flooding from 27.0 ft
Crests at major
1
46th of 129 gauges in Ohio
Most recent flood crest
May 19, 2020
24.20 ft, minor flooding
Location
Franklin County
Near Grove City (4.3 mi), Columbus (5.4 mi), Bexley (5.5 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 Frank Road
Action stage16.042Apr 6, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)24.08May 19, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage25.01Jan 6, 2005Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage27.01Jan 22, 1959Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

53 crests from 1921 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Scioto River at Frank Road, 1921 to 2025 1015202530ft Flood stage 24.0 ftMajor 27.0 ft Mar 29, 1921: 22.40 ft, action stage; 30,100 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1922: 20.30 ft, action stage; 22,700 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1930: 21.70 ft, action stage; 27,400 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1933: 24.32 ft, minor flooding; 37,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1936: 20.92 ft, action stage; 24,700 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1937: 24.50 ft, minor flooding; 38,800 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1939: 21.75 ft, action stage; 28,500 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1940: 20.14 ft, action stage; 22,100 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1943: 21.50 ft, action stage; 27,400 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1945: 21.75 ft, action stage; 28,600 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1947: 22.71 ft, action stage; 31,600 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1948: 22.55 ft, action stage; 31,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1950: 21.98 ft, action stage; 28,800 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1951: 20.39 ft, action stage; 23,100 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1952: 24.70 ft, minor flooding; 40,300 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1957: 20.80 ft, action stage; 21,400 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1959: 27.22 ft, major flooding; 68,200 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1963: 23.47 ft, action stage; 34,600 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1964: 23.88 ft, action stage; 37,200 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1973: 24.12 ft, minor flooding; 38,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1975: 24.88 ft, minor flooding; 44,600 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 1979: 23.41 ft, action stage; 34,400 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1980: 21.85 ft, action stage; 26,200 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1981: 21.39 ft, action stage; 24,500 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1982: 20.04 ft, action stage; 20,100 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1987: 20.75 ft, action stage; 22,300 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1990: 24.45 ft, minor flooding; 23,500 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1992: 20.08 ft, action stage; 20,200 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1993: 21.07 ft, action stage; 23,300 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1994: 19.86 ft, action stage; 19,700 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1995: 21.33 ft, action stage; 24,300 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 20.98 ft, action stage; 23,000 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1997: 24.78 ft, minor flooding; 43,800 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2000: 19.48 ft, action stage; 18,900 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2001: 15.56 ft, below flood stage; 12,100 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 2004: 22.58 ft, action stageJan 6, 2005: 26.61 ft, moderate flooding; 64,600 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2005: 22.95 ft, action stageJan 17, 2005: 22.69 ft, action stageMar 2, 2007: 21.17 ft, action stage; 22,000 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2008: 20.89 ft, action stage; 21,300 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2011: 21.67 ft, action stage; 25,538 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 2011: 22.72 ft, action stage; 30,498 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 2013: 23.90 ft, action stage; 37,360 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2015: 21.24 ft, action stage; 22,200 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2016: 19.58 ft, action stage; 18,200 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 2017: 21.12 ft, action stage; 21,870 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2018: 21.90 ft, action stage; 22,300 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2018: 23.95 ft, action stage; 31,932 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2019: 19.70 ft, action stageMar 20, 2020: 22.22 ft, action stage; 23,285 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2020: 24.20 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 2025: 22.37 ft, action stage Highest, 27.22 ft, Jan 22, 1959 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Scioto River at Frank Road 1920s: 0 1930s: 2 2 1940s: 0 1950s: 2 1960s: 0 1970s: 2 1980s: 0 1990s: 2 2000s: 1 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 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.
  3. 4 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 22.60 ft on Mar 29, 1924; 24.70 ft on Mar 21, 1927; 21.70 ft on Dec 1, 1928; 23.84 ft on Feb 26, 1929.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 53 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Scioto River at Frank Road
1Jan 22, 195927.22+3.22Major68,200
2Jan 6, 200526.61+2.61Moderate64,600
3Feb 24, 197524.88+0.88Minor44,600
4Jun 2, 199724.78+0.78Minor43,800
5Jan 27, 195224.70+0.70Minor40,300
6Jan 15, 193724.50+0.50Minor38,800
7Dec 31, 199024.45+0.45Minor23,500
8Mar 14, 193324.32+0.32Minor37,800
9May 19, 202024.20+0.20Minor—
10Jun 20, 197324.12+0.12Minor38,800
11Apr 4, 201823.95−0.05Action31,932
12Dec 22, 201323.90−0.10Action37,360
13Jan 1, 196423.88−0.12Action37,200
14Mar 5, 196323.47−0.53Action34,600
15Sep 14, 197923.41−0.59Action34,400
16Jan 12, 200522.95−1.05Action—
17Dec 6, 201122.72−1.28Action30,498
18Mar 3, 194722.71−1.29Action31,600
19Jan 17, 200522.69−1.31Action—
20Jan 5, 200422.58−1.42Action—
21Apr 13, 194822.55−1.45Action31,200
22Mar 29, 192122.40−1.60Action30,100
23Apr 6, 202522.37−1.63Action—
24Mar 20, 202022.22−1.78Action23,285
25Feb 14, 195021.98−2.02Action28,800
26Feb 25, 201821.90−2.10Action22,300
27Jun 2, 198021.85−2.15Action26,200
28Mar 13, 193921.75−2.25Action28,500
29Mar 6, 194521.75−2.25Action28,600
30Jan 10, 193021.70−2.30Action27,400
31Mar 6, 201121.67−2.33Action25,538
32Mar 20, 194321.50−2.50Action27,400
33Jun 14, 198121.39−2.61Action24,500
34Jun 27, 199521.33−2.67Action24,300
35Jun 20, 201521.24−2.76Action22,200
36Mar 2, 200721.17−2.83Action22,000
37Nov 19, 201721.12−2.88Action21,870
38Jul 2, 199321.07−2.93Action23,300
39Jan 19, 199620.98−3.02Action23,000
40Feb 27, 193620.92−3.08Action24,700
41Mar 5, 200820.89−3.11Action21,300
42Apr 4, 195720.80−3.20Action21,400
43Jul 2, 198720.75−3.25Action22,300
44Jan 4, 195120.39−3.61Action23,100
45Apr 14, 192220.30−3.70Action22,700
46Apr 20, 194020.14−3.86Action22,100
47Jul 13, 199220.08−3.92Action20,200
48Jan 31, 198220.04−3.96Action20,100
49Jan 28, 199419.86−4.14Action19,700
50Jun 20, 201919.70−4.30Action—

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: 27.22 ft here, major flooding

  • ChillicotheOH · Jan 23, 1959 · 32.50 ft · Major · its highest
  • CirclevilleOH · Jan 22, 1959 · 26.17 ft · Major · its highest
  • ProspectOH · Jan 21, 1959 · 15.30 ft · Major
  • PiketonOH · Jan 25, 1959 · 32.56 ft · Moderate · its highest

January 6, 2005: 26.61 ft here, moderate flooding

  • PiketonOH · Jan 7, 2005 · 28.40 ft · Moderate
  • CirclevilleOH · Jan 7, 2005 · 23.36 ft · Moderate
  • ProspectOH · Jan 6, 2005 · 14.18 ft · Moderate
  • ChillicotheOH · Jan 8, 2005 · 20.89 ft · Minor

February 24, 1975: 24.88 ft here, minor flooding

  • ProspectOH · Feb 26, 1975 · 13.83 ft · Moderate

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 Road this gaugeOH24.027.22 ft, Jan 22, 19591
CirclevilleOH15.026.17 ft, Jan 22, 19591
ChillicotheOH16.032.50 ft, Jan 23, 19591
PiketonOH20.032.56 ft, Jan 25, 19590

Other gauges in Franklin County

Flood gauges in Franklin County
Central College11.719.75 ft, Jan 21, 19592
Worthington11.015.68 ft, Jan 21, 19592

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge COLO1, 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.