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Tiffin River at Stryker

Highest listed crest 18.36 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft86 crests since 1913

The Tiffin River at Stryker crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 86 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2020. The highest, 18.36 ft on March 15, 1982, was major flooding, 7.36 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
18.36 ft
March 15, 1982; 7,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.5 ft
Crests at major
5
16th of 129 gauges in Ohio
Most recent flood crest
May 20, 2020
16.94 ft, major flooding
Location
Williams County
Ohio

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Tiffin River at Stryker
Action stage9.05May 4, 2016The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.056May 4, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.019Feb 22, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.55May 20, 2020Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

86 crests from 1913 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tiffin River at Stryker, 1913 to 2020 5101520ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 16.5 ft Mar 23, 1913: 16.00 ft, moderate floodingApr 1, 1922: 13.00 ft, minor flooding; 4,820 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1923: 12.23 ft, minor flooding; 3,650 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1924: 12.97 ft, minor flooding; 4,820 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1925: 12.20 ft, minor flooding; 3,650 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1926: 12.60 ft, minor flooding; 4,220 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1927: 10.90 ft, action stage; 2,140 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1927: 13.10 ft, minor flooding; 4,970 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1941: 9.24 ft, action stage; 1,140 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1942: 12.50 ft, minor flooding; 3,280 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1943: 14.20 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 1944: 13.50 ft, minor flooding; 3,800 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1945: 14.80 ft, minor floodingFeb 17, 1946: 10.21 ft, action stage; 1,450 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1947: 14.43 ft, minor flooding; 5,160 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1948: 12.97 ft, minor flooding; 3,080 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1949: 13.81 ft, minor flooding; 4,240 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1950: 15.45 ft, moderate floodingFeb 22, 1951: 14.31 ft, minor flooding; 4,950 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 1952: 13.06 ft, minor flooding; 3,460 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1953: 10.96 ft, action stage; 1,650 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1954: 12.85 ft, minor flooding; 2,680 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1955: 12.51 ft, minor flooding; 2,360 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1956: 16.16 ft, moderate floodingApr 13, 1957: 11.48 ft, minor flooding; 1,670 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 1958: 13.04 ft, minor flooding; 2,630 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1959: 13.93 ft, minor flooding; 2,600 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1960: 13.68 ft, minor flooding; 3,180 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1961: 13.75 ft, minor flooding; 3,330 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1962: 13.54 ft, minor flooding; 3,160 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1963: 11.63 ft, minor flooding; 1,300 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1964: 6.91 ft, below flood stage; 557 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1965: 13.35 ft, minor flooding; 2,780 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1965: 13.89 ft, minor flooding; 3,150 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 1966: 14.06 ft, minor flooding; 3,260 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1967: 14.76 ft, minor flooding; 3,250 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1969: 15.47 ft, moderate flooding; 4,720 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1970: 12.31 ft, minor flooding; 1,850 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1971: 13.77 ft, minor flooding; 2,950 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 1972: 12.49 ft, minor flooding; 1,780 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1974: 14.36 ft, minor flooding; 3,510 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1975: 13.37 ft, minor flooding; 2,560 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1976: 15.83 ft, moderate flooding; 4,980 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1977: 13.67 ft, minor flooding; 2,790 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1978: 16.36 ft, moderate flooding; 5,900 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1979: 12.87 ft, minor flooding; 2,210 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1980: 13.22 ft, minor flooding; 2,460 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1981: 14.66 ft, minor flooding; 3,660 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1982: 18.36 ft, major flooding; 7,800 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1983: 15.09 ft, moderate flooding; 4,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1984: 14.61 ft, minor flooding; 3,990 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1985: 16.47 ft, moderate flooding; 6,260 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1986: 14.27 ft, minor flooding; 3,390 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1988: 12.20 ft, minor flooding; 2,150 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1989: 16.19 ft, moderate flooding; 5,380 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1990: 16.10 ft, moderate flooding; 5,280 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1992: 11.23 ft, minor flooding; 1,560 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 1993: 15.70 ft, moderate flooding; 4,870 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1994: 13.32 ft, minor flooding; 2,800 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1995: 12.44 ft, minor flooding; 2,170 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1996: 15.16 ft, moderate flooding; 4,350 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1997: 14.02 ft, minor flooding; 3,400 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 1998: 15.89 ft, moderate flooding; 5,110 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1999: 15.88 ft, moderate flooding; 5,060 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2000: 13.24 ft, minor flooding; 2,740 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2001: 15.38 ft, moderate flooding; 4,110 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2002: 15.21 ft, moderate flooding; 4,120 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2003: 14.20 ft, minor flooding; 3,300 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2004: 12.82 ft, minor flooding; 1,750 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2005: 15.10 ft, moderate flooding; 4,150 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2006: 14.20 ft, minor flooding; 3,260 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2007: 13.36 ft, minor flooding; 2,430 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2008: 16.05 ft, moderate flooding; 5,130 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2009: 18.07 ft, major flooding; 8,290 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2010: 14.83 ft, minor flooding; 3,720 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2011: 11.31 ft, minor flooding; 1,320 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2011: 17.52 ft, major flooding; 7,370 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2012: 12.17 ft, minor flooding; 1,780 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2013: 13.76 ft, minor flooding; 2,730 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2014: 14.44 ft, minor flooding; 3,340 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2015: 16.88 ft, major flooding; 5,380 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2016: 10.88 ft, action stage; 1,100 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2017: 14.72 ft, minor flooding; 3,180 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2018: 16.31 ft, moderate flooding; 4,710 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2019: 14.61 ft, minor flooding; 3,100 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2020: 16.94 ft, major flooding; 5,440 cubic feet per second Highest, 18.36 ft, Mar 15, 1982 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Tiffin River at Stryker 1910s: 1 1920s: 6 1930s: 0 1940s: 7 1950s: 9 1960s: 9 1970s: 9 1980s: 9 1990s: 9 2000s: 10 10 2010s: 10 2020s: 1 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.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 86 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Tiffin River at Stryker
1Mar 15, 198218.36+7.36Major7,800
2Mar 12, 200918.07+7.07Major8,290
3Dec 1, 201117.52+6.52Major7,370
4May 20, 202016.94+5.94Major5,440
5Jun 29, 201516.88+5.88Major5,380
6Feb 25, 198516.47+5.47Moderate6,260
7Mar 23, 197816.36+5.36Moderate5,900
8Feb 22, 201816.31+5.31Moderate4,710
9Jun 4, 198916.19+5.19Moderate5,380
10May 1, 195616.16+5.16Moderate—
11Dec 31, 199016.10+5.10Moderate5,280
12Feb 8, 200816.05+5.05Moderate5,130
13Mar 23, 191316.00+5.00Moderate—
14Aug 25, 199815.89+4.89Moderate5,110
15Jan 25, 199915.88+4.88Moderate5,060
16Feb 18, 197615.83+4.83Moderate4,980
17Jan 6, 199315.70+4.70Moderate4,870
18Jan 31, 196915.47+4.47Moderate4,720
19Apr 25, 195015.45+4.45Moderate—
20Feb 12, 200115.38+4.38Moderate4,110
21May 14, 200215.21+4.21Moderate4,120
22Jun 20, 199615.16+4.16Moderate4,350
23Jan 15, 200515.10+4.10Moderate4,150
24May 4, 198315.09+4.09Moderate4,500
25May 24, 201014.83+3.83Minor3,720
26May 18, 194514.80+3.80Minor—
27Dec 23, 196714.76+3.76Minor3,250
28Apr 8, 201714.72+3.72Minor3,180
29Feb 21, 198114.66+3.66Minor3,660
30Feb 15, 198414.61+3.61Minor3,990
31May 4, 201914.61+3.61Minor3,100
32Mar 22, 201414.44+3.44Minor3,340
33Apr 22, 194714.43+3.43Minor5,160
34Jan 24, 197414.36+3.36Minor3,510
35Feb 22, 195114.31+3.31Minor4,950
36Oct 4, 198614.27+3.27Minor3,390
37May 20, 194314.20+3.20Minor—
38Mar 16, 200314.20+3.20Minor3,300
39Mar 14, 200614.20+3.20Minor3,260
40Dec 10, 196614.06+3.06Minor3,260
41Feb 23, 199714.02+3.02Minor3,400
42Feb 15, 195913.93+2.93Minor2,600
43Dec 27, 196513.89+2.89Minor3,150
44Feb 16, 194913.81+2.81Minor4,240
45Feb 21, 197113.77+2.77Minor2,950
46Apr 21, 201313.76+2.76Minor2,730
47Apr 27, 196113.75+2.75Minor3,330
48Jan 15, 196013.68+2.68Minor3,180
49Apr 24, 197713.67+2.67Minor2,790
50Mar 14, 196213.54+2.54Minor3,160

Other gauges in Williams County

Flood gauges in Williams County
Montpelier12.017.40 ft, Feb 25, 19855

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge STRO1, 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.