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St. Joseph River (OH/IN) near Newville

Highest listed crest 17.98 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft108 crests since 1947

The St. Joseph River (OH/IN) near Newville crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 108 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1947 to 2021. The highest, 17.98 ft on March 12, 2009, was major flooding, 5.98 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the St. Joseph River (OH/IN) crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.98 ft
March 12, 2009; 9,690 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
5
16th of 129 gauges in Ohio
Most recent flood crest
May 21, 2020
15.46 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Defiance County
Near Auburn (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, St. Joseph River (OH/IN) near Newville
Action stage9.03Jul 1, 2021The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.067Apr 4, 2017Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.033May 21, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.05Mar 12, 2009Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

108 crests from 1947 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the St. Joseph River (OH/IN) near Newville, 1947 to 2021 1012141618ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 17.0 ft Apr 23, 1947: 15.32 ft, moderate flooding; 6,050 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1948: 12.76 ft, minor flooding; 3,560 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1949: 14.24 ft, moderate flooding; 4,950 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1950: 17.05 ft, major flooding; 9,710 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1951: 15.26 ft, moderate flooding; 6,170 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 1952: 13.74 ft, minor flooding; 4,510 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1954: 12.97 ft, minor flooding; 3,950 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 1955: 12.32 ft, minor flooding; 3,250 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1956: 16.89 ft, moderate flooding; 9,450 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1959: 14.15 ft, moderate flooding; 4,910 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1960: 12.88 ft, minor flooding; 3,720 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1962: 13.17 ft, minor flooding; 3,830 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1962: 13.76 ft, minor flooding; 4,390 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1965: 12.40 ft, minor flooding; 2,900 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1965: 12.92 ft, minor flooding; 3,570 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1965: 14.24 ft, moderate flooding; 4,790 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1968: 15.05 ft, moderate flooding; 5,260 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1969: 15.54 ft, moderate flooding; 5,850 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1971: 14.11 ft, moderate flooding; 4,210 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1974: 13.73 ft, minor flooding; 3,670 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1975: 12.36 ft, minor flooding; 2,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1976: 15.67 ft, moderate flooding; 6,740 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1977: 12.84 ft, minor flooding; 3,240 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1978: 16.61 ft, moderate flooding; 8,330 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1979: 13.30 ft, minor flooding; 3,620 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1980: 13.64 ft, minor flooding; 3,940 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1981: 14.97 ft, moderate flooding; 5,560 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1982: 17.96 ft, major flooding; 9,190 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1983: 14.90 ft, moderate flooding; 5,090 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1984: 13.94 ft, minor flooding; 4,490 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1985: 17.22 ft, major flooding; 9,290 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1986: 13.57 ft, minor flooding; 3,960 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1986: 13.39 ft, minor flooding; 3,620 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1988: 13.20 ft, minor flooding; 3,440 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1989: 16.57 ft, moderate flooding; 8,040 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1990: 15.28 ft, moderate flooding; 5,910 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1991: 15.90 ft, moderate flooding; 6,880 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1992: 12.60 ft, minor floodingNov 25, 1992: 12.60 ft, minor floodingJan 6, 1993: 16.33 ft, moderate floodingMar 27, 1993: 13.02 ft, minor floodingApr 2, 1993: 12.15 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 1994: 12.67 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 1995: 12.53 ft, minor floodingJul 2, 1995: 12.61 ft, minor floodingMay 18, 1996: 17.78 ft, major floodingJun 22, 1996: 13.05 ft, minor floodingFeb 23, 1997: 13.47 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 1997: 13.45 ft, minor floodingMar 16, 1997: 12.73 ft, minor floodingJan 10, 1998: 14.45 ft, moderate floodingFeb 21, 1998: 12.90 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 1998: 12.44 ft, minor floodingMar 22, 1998: 12.07 ft, minor floodingApr 11, 1998: 13.00 ft, minor floodingAug 26, 1998: 13.83 ft, minor floodingJan 26, 1999: 15.16 ft, moderate floodingApr 12, 1999: 12.00 ft, minor floodingApr 25, 1999: 12.90 ft, minor floodingMay 24, 2000: 12.38 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 2000: 12.43 ft, minor floodingJun 17, 2000: 12.77 ft, minor floodingJun 26, 2000: 12.45 ft, minor floodingFeb 13, 2001: 15.71 ft, moderate floodingFeb 28, 2001: 12.21 ft, minor floodingOct 18, 2001: 13.74 ft, minor floodingOct 25, 2001: 12.30 ft, minor floodingDec 19, 2001: 12.17 ft, minor floodingFeb 4, 2002: 13.98 ft, minor floodingApr 13, 2002: 12.59 ft, minor floodingMay 15, 2002: 15.72 ft, moderate floodingMay 12, 2003: 12.67 ft, minor floodingMar 6, 2004: 12.01 ft, minor floodingJun 15, 2004: 13.04 ft, minor floodingJan 16, 2005: 15.27 ft, moderate floodingFeb 18, 2005: 14.45 ft, moderate floodingMar 14, 2006: 13.28 ft, minor floodingMay 16, 2006: 13.27 ft, minor floodingDec 4, 2006: 13.12 ft, minor floodingJan 7, 2007: 13.20 ft, minor floodingJan 17, 2007: 12.97 ft, minor floodingMar 15, 2007: 12.14 ft, minor floodingDec 14, 2007: 12.08 ft, minor floodingJan 11, 2008: 15.67 ft, moderate floodingFeb 8, 2008: 15.70 ft, moderate floodingApr 3, 2008: 13.23 ft, minor floodingDec 31, 2008: 13.70 ft, minor floodingFeb 14, 2009: 14.34 ft, moderate flooding; 4,340 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2009: 17.98 ft, major flooding; 9,690 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2009: 13.25 ft, minor flooding; 3,130 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2010: 12.94 ft, minor flooding; 2,840 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2010: 15.99 ft, moderate flooding; 6,790 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2011: 13.48 ft, minor flooding; 3,370 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2011: 13.34 ft, minor flooding; 3,220 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2011: 12.53 ft, minor flooding; 2,480 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2011: 14.61 ft, moderate flooding; 4,691 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 2011: 16.61 ft, moderate flooding; 7,930 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2011: 12.91 ft, minor flooding; 2,810 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2012: 11.38 ft, action stage; 2,040 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2013: 15.21 ft, moderate flooding; 5,530 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2014: 13.75 ft, minor flooding; 3,840 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2015: 12.01 ft, minor flooding; 2,082 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2016: 11.92 ft, action stage; 2,330 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2017: 13.92 ft, minor flooding; 4,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2018: 16.45 ft, moderate flooding; 7,139 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2019: 15.20 ft, moderate flooding; 5,440 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2020: 15.46 ft, moderate flooding; 5,760 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2021: 11.25 ft, action stage; 1,970 cubic feet per second Highest, 17.98 ft, Mar 12, 2009 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, St. Joseph River (OH/IN) near Newville 1940s: 3 1950s: 7 1960s: 8 1970s: 7 1980s: 10 1990s: 24 2000s: 31 31 2010s: 14 2020s: 1 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.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 108 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, St. Joseph River (OH/IN) near Newville
1Mar 12, 200917.98+5.98Major9,690
2Mar 17, 198217.96+5.96Major9,190
3May 18, 199617.78+5.78Major—
4Feb 26, 198517.22+5.22Major9,290
5Apr 6, 195017.05+5.05Major9,710
6May 1, 195616.89+4.89Moderate9,450
7Mar 24, 197816.61+4.61Moderate8,330
8Dec 2, 201116.61+4.61Moderate7,930
9Jun 4, 198916.57+4.57Moderate8,040
10Feb 23, 201816.45+4.45Moderate7,139
11Jan 6, 199316.33+4.33Moderate—
12May 24, 201015.99+3.99Moderate6,790
13Jan 1, 199115.90+3.90Moderate6,880
14May 15, 200215.72+3.72Moderate—
15Feb 13, 200115.71+3.71Moderate—
16Feb 8, 200815.70+3.70Moderate—
17Feb 18, 197615.67+3.67Moderate6,740
18Jan 11, 200815.67+3.67Moderate—
19Feb 1, 196915.54+3.54Moderate5,850
20May 21, 202015.46+3.46Moderate5,760
21Apr 23, 194715.32+3.32Moderate6,050
22Feb 25, 199015.28+3.28Moderate5,910
23Jan 16, 200515.27+3.27Moderate—
24Feb 22, 195115.26+3.26Moderate6,170
25Apr 22, 201315.21+3.21Moderate5,530
26May 4, 201915.20+3.20Moderate5,440
27Jan 26, 199915.16+3.16Moderate—
28Feb 3, 196815.05+3.05Moderate5,260
29Feb 22, 198114.97+2.97Moderate5,560
30May 4, 198314.90+2.90Moderate5,090
31May 30, 201114.61+2.61Moderate4,691
32Jan 10, 199814.45+2.45Moderate—
33Feb 18, 200514.45+2.45Moderate—
34Feb 14, 200914.34+2.34Moderate4,340
35Feb 17, 194914.24+2.24Moderate4,950
36Dec 28, 196514.24+2.24Moderate4,790
37Feb 15, 195914.15+2.15Moderate4,910
38Feb 23, 197114.11+2.11Moderate4,210
39Feb 4, 200213.98+1.98Minor—
40Feb 16, 198413.94+1.94Minor4,490
41Apr 4, 201713.92+1.92Minor4,000
42Aug 26, 199813.83+1.83Minor—
43Mar 22, 196213.76+1.76Minor4,390
44Mar 22, 201413.75+1.75Minor3,840
45Jan 18, 195213.74+1.74Minor4,510
46Oct 18, 200113.74+1.74Minor—
47Jan 25, 197413.73+1.73Minor3,670
48Dec 31, 200813.70+1.70Minor—
49Mar 21, 198013.64+1.64Minor3,940
50Mar 14, 198613.57+1.57Minor3,960

The worst floods along the St. Joseph River (OH/IN)

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the St. Joseph River (OH/IN) that crested above flood stage within a week.

March 12, 2009: 17.98 ft here, major flooding

  • Fort WayneIN · Mar 12, 2009 · 20.38 ft · Major
  • MontpelierOH · Mar 12, 2009 · 15.14 ft · Moderate

May 18, 1996: 17.78 ft here, major flooding

  • Fort WayneIN · May 19, 1996 · 18.10 ft · Moderate

February 26, 1985: 17.22 ft here, major flooding

  • MontpelierOH · Feb 25, 1985 · 17.40 ft · Major · its highest
  • Fort WayneIN · Feb 26, 1985 · 17.79 ft · Minor

Gauges on the St. Joseph River (OH/IN)

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the St. Joseph River (OH/IN)
MontpelierOH12.017.40 ft, Feb 25, 19855
Fort WayneIN12.022.00 ft, Mar 26, 19132
Newville this gaugeOH12.017.98 ft, Mar 12, 20095

Other gauges in Defiance County

Flood gauges in Defiance County
Defiance21.029.70 ft, Jan 16, 193713
Defiance10.020.50 ft, Mar 15, 19821
Defiance (Independence Dam)14.015.87 ft, Mar 15, 19821

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NVLI3, 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.