Top Flood Stages

Top Flood Stages of the Ohio River

Taken from the Cincinnati, Ohio Post

High water not a new story to Cincinnati, has played an important role in her history and development. Here are the top stages, 50 feet and above, since 1832:

Ohio River Stages

1832 - 1948

Year	Date		Feet
1832	February	18	64.2
1847	December	17	63.6
1859	February	22	55.4
1862	January	24	57.3
1865	March	7	56.2
1867	March	15	55.7
1870	January	19	55.2
1875	August	6	55.4
1876	January	29	51.8
1877	January	20	53.8
1880	February	17	53.2
1881	February	16	50.8
1882	February	21	58.6
1883	February	15	66.3
1884	February	14	71.7
1886	April	9	55.8
1887	February	6	56.3
	February	23	54.6
1890	March	1	56.9
	March	25	59.2
1891	February	25	57.4
1893	February	20	54.9
1897	February	26	52.2
	March	29	61.4
1899	March	8	57.4
	April	1	51.6
1901	April	27	59.7
1902	March	5	50.9
1903	March	5	53.2
1906	January	21	65.2
	March	19	62.1
1908	March	11	53.4
	April	4	55.9
1909	February	28	54.6
1910	March	7	51.8
1912	March	27	53.4
1913	January	14	62.2
	April	1	69.9
1915	February	7	55.9
1916	January	14	53.2
	April	7	53.5
1917	March	17	56.1
1918	February	1	61.2
	February	12	61.8
1919	January	6	52.0
1920	March	22	54.6
	April	23	52.6
1921	December	27	56.1
1922	March	18	52.2
1924	January	6	55.8
1927	January	26	59.01
1929	March	4	52.7
1933	March	21	63.6
1936	March	28	60.6
1937	January	25	80.0
1939	February	8	58.26
1940	April	24	60.04
1941	April	25	60.0
1942	December	31	50.4
1943	March	23	59.9
1945	March	7	69.2
1948	February	18	54
1948	April	18	64.8