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Scioto River at Piketon

Highest listed crest 32.56 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft86 crests since 1945

The Scioto River at Piketon crested above flood stage 63 times among the 86 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1945 to 2026. The highest, 32.56 ft on January 25, 1959, was moderate flooding, 12.56 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
32.56 ft
January 25, 1959
Flood stage
20.0 ft
Major flooding from 36.0 ft
Crests at major
0
63 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 6, 2026
21.55 ft, minor flooding
Location
Pike County
Ohio

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 Piketon
Action stage17.022Dec 2, 2011The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.043Mar 6, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage24.020Apr 7, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage36.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

86 crests from 1945 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Scioto River at Piketon, 1945 to 2026 152025303540ft Flood stage 20.0 ftMajor 36.0 ft Mar 7, 1945: 28.80 ft, moderate floodingApr 14, 1948: 27.50 ft, moderate floodingJan 29, 1949: 23.50 ft, minor floodingJan 16, 1951: 24.90 ft, moderate floodingJan 29, 1952: 28.00 ft, moderate floodingJan 25, 1959: 32.56 ft, moderate floodingMar 6, 1963: 30.10 ft, moderate floodingMar 11, 1964: 31.70 ft, moderate floodingMar 16, 1978: 22.77 ft, minor floodingSep 18, 1979: 20.21 ft, minor floodingApr 7, 1987: 17.65 ft, action stageMay 30, 1990: 25.90 ft, moderate floodingJan 1, 1991: 23.95 ft, minor floodingJul 27, 1992: 17.16 ft, action stageJan 17, 1995: 20.90 ft, minor floodingMay 15, 1995: 19.00 ft, action stageAug 8, 1995: 16.50 ft, below flood stageJan 25, 1996: 21.70 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 1996: 21.10 ft, minor floodingMar 3, 1997: 28.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 6, 1997: 21.00 ft, minor floodingJan 10, 1998: 19.50 ft, action stageApr 17, 1998: 21.00 ft, minor floodingJul 1, 1998: 18.50 ft, action stageJan 24, 1999: 18.50 ft, action stageFeb 14, 2000: 20.50 ft, minor floodingFeb 20, 2000: 26.80 ft, moderate floodingDec 18, 2000: 19.80 ft, action stageApr 12, 2001: 18.80 ft, action stageMay 20, 2001: 24.30 ft, moderate floodingApr 22, 2002: 18.20 ft, action stageMay 19, 2002: 18.80 ft, action stageJun 19, 2002: 18.10 ft, action stageMay 12, 2003: 19.73 ft, action stageJan 6, 2004: 25.87 ft, moderate floodingFeb 7, 2004: 21.32 ft, minor floodingJan 7, 2005: 28.40 ft, moderate floodingJan 13, 2005: 23.93 ft, minor floodingMar 30, 2005: 22.42 ft, minor flooding; 47,306 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2005: 19.13 ft, action stage; 36,531 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 2007: 20.49 ft, minor flooding; 40,966 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2007: 19.90 ft, action stage; 39,018 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2007: 18.23 ft, action stage; 33,708 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 2007: 19.36 ft, action stage; 37,267 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 2007: 18.39 ft, action stage; 34,204 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2008: 18.02 ft, action stage; 33,063 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2008: 20.11 ft, minor flooding; 39,707 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2008: 24.49 ft, moderate flooding; 55,364 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2008: 26.33 ft, moderate flooding; 64,824 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2008: 18.69 ft, action stage; 35,139 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2008: 22.14 ft, minor flooding; 46,365 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2010: 22.30 ft, minor flooding; 46,901 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2010: 18.25 ft, action stage; 33,770 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2011: 18.84 ft, action stage; 35,612 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2011: 21.36 ft, minor flooding; 43,783 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2011: 21.71 ft, minor flooding; 44,935 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2011: 20.55 ft, minor flooding; 41,159 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2011: 20.87 ft, minor flooding; 42,189 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2011: 23.47 ft, minor flooding; 50,896 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2011: 21.76 ft, minor flooding; 45,100 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 2011: 19.01 ft, action stage; 36,149 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 2011: 20.20 ft, minor flooding; 40,004 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 2012: 21.56 ft, minor flooding; 44,414 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2013: 20.30 ft, minor flooding; 40,264 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2014: 20.58 ft, minor flooding; 41,173 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2014: 20.19 ft, minor flooding; 39,909 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2015: 21.23 ft, minor flooding; 43,312 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2015: 20.57 ft, minor flooding; 41,140 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 2015: 20.55 ft, minor flooding; 41,076 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2017: 23.07 ft, minor flooding; 49,542 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2017: 20.16 ft, minor flooding; 39,845 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2018: 20.12 ft, minor flooding; 39,709 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2018: 22.21 ft, minor flooding; 46,611 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2018: 24.40 ft, moderate flooding; 54,985 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 2019: 24.94 ft, moderate flooding; 57,432 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2019: 24.03 ft, moderate flooding; 53,339 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2019: 20.75 ft, minor flooding; 41,802 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2020: 20.52 ft, minor flooding; 41,069 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2020: 24.78 ft, moderate flooding; 56,701 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2021: 21.64 ft, minor flooding; 41,361 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 2022: 23.38 ft, minor flooding; 47,499 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2022: 22.88 ft, minor flooding; 45,526 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2024: 21.56 ft, minor flooding; 41,126 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2025: 20.78 ft, minor flooding; 38,863 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2025: 24.44 ft, moderate flooding; 52,281 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2026: 21.55 ft, minor flooding; 41,096 cubic feet per second Highest, 32.56 ft, Jan 25, 1959 1960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Scioto River at Piketon 1940s: 3 1950s: 3 1960s: 2 1970s: 2 1980s: 0 1990s: 8 2000s: 13 2010s: 23 23 2020s: 9 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 2 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 37.20 ft on Mar 13, 1913; 30.80 ft on Jan 1, 1937.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 86 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Scioto River at Piketon
1Jan 25, 195932.56+12.56Moderate—
2Mar 11, 196431.70+11.70Moderate—
3Mar 6, 196330.10+10.10Moderate—
4Mar 7, 194528.80+8.80Moderate—
5Jan 7, 200528.40+8.40Moderate—
6Jan 29, 195228.00+8.00Moderate—
7Mar 3, 199728.00+8.00Moderate—
8Apr 14, 194827.50+7.50Moderate—
9Feb 20, 200026.80+6.80Moderate—
10Mar 21, 200826.33+6.33Moderate64,824
11May 30, 199025.90+5.90Moderate—
12Jan 6, 200425.87+5.87Moderate—
13Feb 9, 201924.94+4.94Moderate57,432
14Jan 16, 195124.90+4.90Moderate—
15May 21, 202024.78+4.78Moderate56,701
16Mar 6, 200824.49+4.49Moderate55,364
17Apr 7, 202524.44+4.44Moderate52,281
18Apr 5, 201824.40+4.40Moderate54,985
19May 20, 200124.30+4.30Moderate—
20Feb 14, 201924.03+4.03Moderate53,339
21Jan 1, 199123.95+3.95Minor—
22Jan 13, 200523.93+3.93Minor—
23Jan 29, 194923.50+3.50Minor—
24May 4, 201123.47+3.47Minor50,896
25Feb 19, 202223.38+3.38Minor47,499
26Mar 2, 201723.07+3.07Minor49,542
27Feb 23, 202222.88+2.88Minor45,526
28Mar 16, 197822.77+2.77Minor—
29Mar 30, 200522.42+2.42Minor47,306
30Mar 14, 201022.30+2.30Minor46,901
31Feb 26, 201822.21+2.21Minor46,611
32Jun 5, 200822.14+2.14Minor46,365
33May 12, 201121.76+1.76Minor45,100
34Mar 11, 201121.71+1.71Minor44,935
35Jan 25, 199621.70+1.70Minor—
36Mar 1, 202121.64+1.64Minor41,361
37Jan 28, 201221.56+1.56Minor44,414
38Apr 6, 202421.56+1.56Minor41,126
39Mar 6, 202621.55+1.55Minor41,096
40Feb 26, 201121.36+1.36Minor43,783
41Feb 7, 200421.32+1.32Minor—
42Mar 15, 201521.23+1.23Minor43,312
43May 3, 199621.10+1.10Minor—
44Jun 6, 199721.00+1.00Minor—
45Apr 17, 199821.00+1.00Minor—
46Jan 17, 199520.90+0.90Minor—
47Apr 29, 201120.87+0.87Minor42,189
48Feb 17, 202520.78+0.78Minor38,863
49Jun 21, 201920.75+0.75Minor41,802
50Feb 22, 201420.58+0.58Minor41,173

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 25, 1959: 32.56 ft here, moderate flooding

  • ChillicotheOH · Jan 23, 1959 · 32.50 ft · Major · its highest
  • Frank RoadOH · Jan 22, 1959 · 27.22 ft · Major · its highest
  • CirclevilleOH · Jan 22, 1959 · 26.17 ft · Major · its highest
  • ProspectOH · Jan 21, 1959 · 15.30 ft · Major

March 11, 1964: 31.70 ft here, moderate flooding

March 6, 1963: 30.10 ft here, moderate flooding

  • ProspectOH · Mar 7, 1963 · 15.14 ft · Major
  • ChillicotheOH · Mar 6, 1963 · 25.20 ft · Moderate
  • CirclevilleOH · Mar 6, 1963 · 21.90 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 RoadOH24.027.22 ft, Jan 22, 19591
CirclevilleOH15.026.17 ft, Jan 22, 19591
ChillicotheOH16.032.50 ft, Jan 23, 19591
Piketon this gaugeOH20.032.56 ft, Jan 25, 19590

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PKTO1, 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.