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Wheeling Creek OH below Blaine

Highest listed crest 12.54 ftFlood stage 6.0 ft15 crests since 1998

The Wheeling Creek OH below Blaine crested above flood stage 15 times among the 15 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1998 to 2026. The highest, 12.54 ft on September 17, 2004, was moderate flooding, 6.54 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
12.54 ft
September 17, 2004; 8,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
6.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
15 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 27, 2026
7.60 ft, minor flooding
Location
Belmont County
Near Wheeling (6.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Wheeling Creek OH below Blaine
Action stage4.70—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)6.014Mar 27, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.01Sep 17, 2004Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

15 crests from 1998 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Wheeling Creek OH below Blaine, 1998 to 2026 68101214ft Flood stage 6.0 ft Jun 28, 1998: 8.21 ft, minor flooding; 5,470 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 2004: 9.86 ft, minor floodingSep 17, 2004: 12.54 ft, moderate flooding; 8,500 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2007: 7.03 ft, minor flooding; 3,995 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2008: 6.59 ft, minor flooding; 2,477 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2018: 8.64 ft, minor flooding; 4,135 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2019: 8.85 ft, minor flooding; 4,340 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2019: 6.56 ft, minor flooding; 2,454 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2020: 7.46 ft, minor flooding; 3,166 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2020: 7.26 ft, minor flooding; 3,000 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 2021: 6.10 ft, minor flooding; 2,120 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2021: 8.87 ft, minor flooding; 4,360 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2022: 9.11 ft, minor flooding; 4,600 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2024: 9.53 ft, minor flooding; 5,030 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 2026: 7.60 ft, minor flooding; 3,413 cubic feet per second Highest, 12.54 ft, Sep 17, 2004 200020052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Wheeling Creek OH below Blaine 1990s: 1 2000s: 4 2010s: 3 2020s: 7 7 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

Highest listed crests, Wheeling Creek OH below Blaine
1Sep 17, 200412.54+6.54Moderate8,500
2Sep 9, 20049.86+3.86Minor—
3Apr 3, 20249.53+3.53Minor5,030
4Feb 18, 20229.11+3.11Minor4,600
5Sep 1, 20218.87+2.87Minor4,360
6Jul 8, 20198.85+2.85Minor4,340
7Feb 16, 20188.64+2.64Minor4,135
8Jun 28, 19988.21+2.21Minor5,470
9Mar 27, 20267.60+1.60Minor3,413
10Mar 20, 20207.46+1.46Minor3,166
11Mar 29, 20207.26+1.26Minor3,000
12Mar 15, 20077.03+1.03Minor3,995
13Mar 4, 20086.59+0.59Minor2,477
14Oct 31, 20196.56+0.56Minor2,454
15Aug 18, 20216.10+0.10Minor2,120

Other gauges in Belmont County

Flood gauges in Belmont County
Powhatan Point37.053.30 ft, Mar 19, 19365

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BLOO1, 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.