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Wills Creek at Cambridge

Highest listed crest 26.92 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft36 crests since 1927

The Wills Creek at Cambridge crested at major flood stage 10 times among the 36 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1927 to 2025. The highest, 26.92 ft on June 29, 1998, was major flooding, 11.92 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
26.92 ft
June 29, 1998; 10,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
10
7th of 129 gauges in Ohio
Most recent flood crest
April 7, 2025
16.61 ft, minor flooding
Location
Guernsey County
Near Cambridge (0.5 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Wills Creek at Cambridge
Action stage10.81Jun 6, 2008The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.017Apr 7, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.08Feb 19, 2022Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.010Apr 4, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

36 crests from 1927 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Wills Creek at Cambridge, 1927 to 2025 1015202530ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Dec 15, 1927: 18.80 ft, moderate floodingAug 8, 1935: 20.67 ft, major floodingMar 7, 1945: 21.32 ft, major floodingApr 15, 1948: 18.07 ft, moderate floodingJan 16, 1951: 18.27 ft, moderate floodingJan 28, 1952: 18.09 ft, moderate floodingMar 6, 1955: 16.50 ft, minor floodingMay 29, 1956: 18.28 ft, moderate floodingJun 6, 1963: 22.55 ft, major floodingMay 26, 1968: 17.59 ft, minor floodingJan 23, 1969: 17.85 ft, minor floodingFeb 25, 1975: 18.70 ft, moderate floodingAug 13, 1980: 24.51 ft, major floodingJan 10, 1998: 16.50 ft, minor flooding; 4,190 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1998: 17.50 ft, minor flooding; 4,600 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1998: 26.92 ft, major flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1999: 16.03 ft, minor flooding; 3,980 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2004: 20.11 ft, major flooding; 5,940 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2004: 15.30 ft, minor flooding; 3,710 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 2004: 24.93 ft, major flooding; 9,250 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 2004: 22.90 ft, major flooding; 7,200 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2005: 21.21 ft, major flooding; 6,550 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2005: 19.25 ft, moderate flooding; 5,510 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 2007: 16.24 ft, minor flooding; 4,288 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2007: 16.87 ft, minor flooding; 4,522 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2007: 15.45 ft, minor flooding; 4,006 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2008: 17.46 ft, minor flooding; 4,744 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2008: 12.45 ft, action stage; 3,052 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2011: 15.45 ft, minor flooding; 4,006 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2018: 15.06 ft, minor flooding; 3,793 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 2019: 16.51 ft, minor flooding; 4,384 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2019: 15.51 ft, minor flooding; 4,008 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2020: 16.99 ft, minor flooding; 4,542 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 2022: 18.19 ft, moderate flooding; 5,030 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2024: 21.25 ft, major flooding; 6,458 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2025: 16.61 ft, minor flooding; 4,391 cubic feet per second Highest, 26.92 ft, Jun 29, 1998 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Wills Creek at Cambridge 1920s: 1 1930s: 1 1940s: 2 1950s: 4 1960s: 3 1970s: 1 1980s: 1 1990s: 4 2000s: 10 10 2010s: 4 2020s: 4 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 16.40 ft on Jan 23, 1927.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Wills Creek at Cambridge
1Jun 29, 199826.92+11.92Major10,900
2Sep 10, 200424.93+9.93Major9,250
3Aug 13, 198024.51+9.51Major—
4Sep 19, 200422.90+7.90Major7,200
5Jun 6, 196322.55+7.55Major—
6Mar 7, 194521.32+6.32Major—
7Apr 4, 202421.25+6.25Major6,458
8Jan 7, 200521.21+6.21Major6,550
9Aug 8, 193520.67+5.67Major—
10Jan 6, 200420.11+5.11Major5,940
11Jan 13, 200519.25+4.25Moderate5,510
12Dec 15, 192718.80+3.80Moderate—
13Feb 25, 197518.70+3.70Moderate—
14May 29, 195618.28+3.28Moderate—
15Jan 16, 195118.27+3.27Moderate—
16Feb 19, 202218.19+3.19Moderate5,030
17Jan 28, 195218.09+3.09Moderate—
18Apr 15, 194818.07+3.07Moderate—
19Jan 23, 196917.85+2.85Minor—
20May 26, 196817.59+2.59Minor—
21May 4, 199817.50+2.50Minor4,600
22Mar 6, 200817.46+2.46Minor4,744
23Mar 21, 202016.99+1.99Minor4,542
24Mar 17, 200716.87+1.87Minor4,522
25Apr 7, 202516.61+1.61Minor4,391
26Feb 9, 201916.51+1.51Minor4,384
27Mar 6, 195516.50+1.50Minor—
28Jan 10, 199816.50+1.50Minor4,190
29Jan 17, 200716.24+1.24Minor4,288
30Jan 20, 199916.03+1.03Minor3,980
31Feb 14, 201915.51+0.51Minor4,008
32Mar 25, 200715.45+0.45Minor4,006
33Apr 21, 201115.45+0.45Minor4,006
34May 23, 200415.30+0.30Minor3,710
35Feb 18, 201815.06+0.06Minor3,793
36Jun 6, 200812.45−2.55Action3,052

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CDIO1, 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.