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Symmes Creek at Aid

Highest listed crest 21.58 ftFlood stage 19.0 ft12 crests since 2017

The Symmes Creek at Aid crested above flood stage 10 times among the 12 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2017 to 2025. The highest, 21.58 ft on February 4, 2022, was minor flooding, 2.58 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
21.58 ft
February 4, 2022; 5,444 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
19.0 ft
Major flooding from 23.0 ft
Crests at major
0
10 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 5, 2025
21.38 ft, minor flooding
Location
Lawrence County
Near Ironton (10.8 mi), Ashland (12.4 mi), Huntington (13.2 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Symmes Creek at Aid
Action stage16.02Dec 21, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)19.010Apr 5, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage22.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage23.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

12 crests from 2017 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Symmes Creek at Aid, 2017 to 2025 1618202224ft Flood stage 19.0 ftMajor 23.0 ft Mar 2, 2017: 20.79 ft, minor floodingFeb 26, 2018: 19.03 ft, minor floodingApr 7, 2018: 17.03 ft, action stageSep 10, 2018: 19.08 ft, minor floodingDec 21, 2018: 18.03 ft, action stageFeb 21, 2019: 19.30 ft, minor floodingDec 17, 2019: 21.07 ft, minor floodingFeb 4, 2022: 21.58 ft, minor flooding; 5,444 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2023: 19.87 ft, minor flooding; 4,062 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2024: 19.77 ft, minor flooding; 3,980 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2025: 20.67 ft, minor flooding; 4,675 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2025: 21.38 ft, minor flooding; 5,268 cubic feet per second Highest, 21.58 ft, Feb 4, 2022 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Symmes Creek at Aid 2010s: 5 5 2020s: 5 2010s2020s
  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. 20 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 23.56 ft on May 19, 2001; 21.88 ft on Mar 20, 2002; 17.81 ft on Feb 25, 2003; 23.44 ft on Sep 18, 2004; 17.97 ft on Jan 8, 2005; 18.30 ft on Jan 24, 2006; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Symmes Creek at Aid
1Feb 4, 202221.58+2.58Minor5,444
2Apr 5, 202521.38+2.38Minor5,268
3Dec 17, 201921.07+2.07Minor—
4Mar 2, 201720.79+1.79Minor—
5Feb 18, 202520.67+1.67Minor4,675
6Feb 17, 202319.87+0.87Minor4,062
7Apr 4, 202419.77+0.77Minor3,980
8Feb 21, 201919.30+0.30Minor—
9Sep 10, 201819.08+0.08Minor—
10Feb 26, 201819.03+0.03Minor—
11Dec 21, 201818.03−0.97Action—
12Apr 7, 201817.03−1.97Action—

Other gauges in Lawrence County

Flood gauges in Lawrence County
Ironton52.054.67 ft, Feb 19, 20180
Huntington50.057.52 ft, Mar 5, 19970

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge AIDO1, 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.