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Zimber Ditch at North Canton

Highest listed crest 10.57 ftFlood stage 9.5 ft8 crests since 2017

The Zimber Ditch at North Canton crested above flood stage 8 times among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2017 to 2025. The highest, 10.57 ft on May 15, 2022, was moderate flooding, 1.07 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.57 ft
May 15, 2022
Flood stage
9.5 ft
Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major
0
8 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 5, 2025
10.24 ft, minor flooding
Location
Stark County
Near North Canton (1.0 mi), Canton (5.0 mi), Green (6.5 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Zimber Ditch at North Canton
Action stage8.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.57Apr 5, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.51May 15, 2022Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the Zimber Ditch at North Canton, 2017 to 2025 91011121314ft Flood stage 9.5 ftMajor 14.0 ft Jan 12, 2017: 10.25 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 2017: 9.89 ft, minor floodingNov 19, 2017: 10.01 ft, minor floodingJun 30, 2021: 10.18 ft, minor floodingJul 11, 2021: 10.01 ft, minor floodingMay 15, 2022: 10.57 ft, moderate floodingAug 3, 2024: 10.44 ft, minor floodingApr 5, 2025: 10.24 ft, minor flooding Highest, 10.57 ft, May 15, 2022 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Zimber Ditch at North Canton 2010s: 3 2020s: 5 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.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Zimber Ditch at North Canton
1May 15, 202210.57+1.07Moderate—
2Aug 3, 202410.44+0.94Minor—
3Jan 12, 201710.25+0.75Minor—
4Apr 5, 202510.24+0.74Minor—
5Jun 30, 202110.18+0.68Minor—
6Nov 19, 201710.01+0.51Minor—
7Jul 11, 202110.01+0.51Minor—
8Jun 23, 20179.89+0.39Minor—

Other gauges in Stark County

Flood gauges in Stark County
Louisville11.013.58 ft, Jun 17, 20180
Canton6.06.78 ft, Mar 1, 20110
North Industry10.013.41 ft, Jan 13, 20171
Waynesburg8.010.05 ft, Jan 22, 19591
Massillon18.018.64 ft, Feb 18, 20220

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ZMBO1, 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.