Shade River near Chester

Last updated: Jun 30, 2025, 8:37 AM UTC

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US Geological Survey
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Observed (OBS) 06/30/2025 3:30 AM EDT

Record: 31.4 ft

Low Threshold: 0 ft

CATEGORY STAGE

Moderate Flooding 21 ft

Minor Flooding 16 ft

Action 14 ft

Reliability of the Forecast:

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	CATEGORY	STAGE
	Moderate Flooding	21 ft
	Minor Flooding	16 ft
	Action	14 ft

Flood Impacts 🅘

25 - The bridge at the gauge on Scout Camp Road floods.
24 - Most of Scout Camp Road floods.
21 - The intersection of T-95 Oak Hill Road and Scout Camp Road floods. Mill Street at Route 248 floods in Chester.
18 - Low sections of Scout Camp Road flood.
17 - The Sugar Run Creek bridge located 150 feet below the river gauge floods.
16 - Low spot on Scout Camp Road near Sugar Run Creek bridge floods. Agricultural fields adjacent to river begin to flood.
14 - Low lying areas adjacent to the river flood, including a few agricultural fields.

Gauge Info

Coordinates	39.0637, -81.8818
RFC	OHRFC
State	OH
WFO	RLX
County	Meigs
Data Provider(s)
US Geological Survey	USGS--Water Resources of the United States
USGS	03159540

Gauge Location

Recent Crests

1.	23.92 ft	on 02-17-2025	(P)
2.	18.68 ft	on 02-06-2025	(P)
3.	25.65 ft	on 01-21-2025	(P)
4.	17.86 ft	on 04-12-2024	(P)
5.	20.75 ft	on 04-04-2024	(P)

Historic Crests

1.	31.44 ft	on 03-02-1997
2.	30.04 ft	on 09-18-2004
3.	27.38 ft	on 05-25-1968
4.	26.00 ft	on 02-18-2000
5.	25.65 ft	on 01-21-2025	(P)
6.	24.67 ft	on 01-14-1966
7.	24.32 ft	on 05-04-2010
8.	24.28 ft	on 01-29-1994
9.	23.92 ft	on 02-17-2025	(P)
10.	23.63 ft	on 04-11-1994

Low Water Records

3.50 ft

on 07-01-1990

Vertical Datum Table

type	NAVD88
major Flooding	N/A
moderate Flooding	597.28 ft
minor Flooding	592.28 ft
action	590.28 ft
Latest Value	582.07 ft
Gauge Zero	576.28 ft

Gauge Photos

Photo 1 of 9

Mill Street at Route 248 in Chester floods at 21 feet

Probability Information

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1.	23.92 ft	on 02-17-2025	(P)
2.	18.68 ft	on 02-06-2025	(P)
3.	25.65 ft	on 01-21-2025	(P)
4.	17.86 ft	on 04-12-2024	(P)
5.	20.75 ft	on 04-04-2024	(P)
6.	17.15 ft	on 01-28-2024	(P)
7.	17.26 ft	on 01-26-2024	(P)
8.	17.26 ft	on 01-26-2024	(P)
9.	22.60 ft	on 01-04-2023
10.	18.45 ft	on 08-11-2022
11.	19.11 ft	on 06-15-2022
12.	18.61 ft	on 03-08-2022
13.	17.88 ft	on 02-18-2022
14.	23.33 ft	on 02-04-2022
15.	20.70 ft	on 06-23-2021
16.	21.49 ft	on 03-01-2021
17.	18.21 ft	on 02-14-2020
18.	20.94 ft	on 12-18-2019
19.	17.86 ft	on 02-21-2019
20.	22.63 ft	on 02-07-2019
21.	17.63 ft	on 01-25-2019
22.	19.36 ft	on 12-22-2018
23.	17.72 ft	on 11-16-2018
24.	21.14 ft	on 09-10-2018
25.	23.04 ft	on 04-04-2018
26.	17.55 ft	on 02-25-2018
27.	21.17 ft	on 02-23-2018
28.	19.36 ft	on 02-17-2018
29.	17.18 ft	on 04-01-2017
30.	19.87 ft	on 03-02-2017
31.	19.45 ft	on 06-24-2016
32.	17.26 ft	on 04-11-2015
33.	18.74 ft	on 03-12-2015
34.	17.17 ft	on 03-05-2015
35.	18.73 ft	on 04-30-2014
36.	17.10 ft	on 02-21-2014
37.	17.05 ft	on 12-07-2013
38.	17.76 ft	on 01-31-2013
39.	17.06 ft	on 05-09-2012
40.	17.09 ft	on 05-03-2012
41.	17.90 ft	on 03-01-2012
42.	17.28 ft	on 11-23-2011
43.	17.36 ft	on 04-24-2011
44.	19.11 ft	on 04-20-2011
45.	17.02 ft	on 03-10-2011
46.	17.95 ft	on 02-26-2011
47.	17.42 ft	on 02-23-2011
48.	18.38 ft	on 05-19-2010
49.	24.32 ft	on 05-04-2010
50.	20.37 ft	on 06-05-2008
51.	20.37 ft	on 06-05-2008
52.	19.95 ft	on 03-20-2008
53.	17.62 ft	on 12-13-2007
54.	17.42 ft	on 02-22-2007
55.	17.34 ft	on 02-21-2007
56.	17.25 ft	on 01-23-2006
57.	17.46 ft	on 03-29-2005
58.	30.04 ft	on 09-18-2004
59.	21.55 ft	on 09-09-2004
60.	20.14 ft	on 04-14-2004
61.	18.92 ft	on 03-06-2004
62.	17.22 ft	on 02-07-2004
63.	18.53 ft	on 11-20-2003
64.	17.78 ft	on 11-13-2003
65.	18.05 ft	on 05-11-2003
66.	22.88 ft	on 03-21-2002
67.	26.00 ft	on 02-18-2000
68.	20.56 ft	on 06-28-1998
69.	31.44 ft	on 03-02-1997
70.	17.04 ft	on 05-17-1996
71.	20.57 ft	on 05-05-1996
72.	20.10 ft	on 01-25-1996
73.	18.07 ft	on 01-19-1996
74.	20.96 ft	on 05-19-1995
75.	21.95 ft	on 05-15-1995
76.	18.17 ft	on 01-17-1995
77.	23.63 ft	on 04-11-1994
78.	24.28 ft	on 01-29-1994
79.	18.40 ft	on 03-05-1993
80.	17.13 ft	on 07-24-1992
81.	19.91 ft	on 12-10-1991
82.	18.03 ft	on 04-14-1991
83.	18.16 ft	on 03-23-1991
84.	20.29 ft	on 12-31-1990
85.	17.52 ft	on 12-23-1990
86.	20.82 ft	on 12-19-1990
87.	18.98 ft	on 08-23-1990
88.	17.68 ft	on 01-29-1990
89.	18.10 ft	on 01-01-1990
90.	18.51 ft	on 03-07-1989
91.	22.62 ft	on 02-16-1989
92.	17.44 ft	on 12-03-1986
93.	18.12 ft	on 11-18-1985
94.	17.88 ft	on 03-31-1985
95.	17.75 ft	on 02-23-1985
96.	17.70 ft	on 05-29-1984
97.	17.64 ft	on 06-04-1983
98.	18.17 ft	on 06-04-1982
99.	19.63 ft	on 06-07-1981
100.	18.68 ft	on 02-03-1981
101.	17.10 ft	on 08-23-1980
102.	17.80 ft	on 07-10-1980
103.	18.61 ft	on 12-05-1978
104.	19.31 ft	on 03-15-1978
105.	18.81 ft	on 10-18-1975
106.	21.66 ft	on 04-25-1975
107.	20.50 ft	on 02-24-1975
108.	18.09 ft	on 06-23-1974
109.	22.34 ft	on 01-11-1974
110.	17.32 ft	on 07-11-1973
111.	18.39 ft	on 04-28-1973
112.	19.39 ft	on 12-09-1972
113.	19.27 ft	on 04-14-1972
114.	17.10 ft	on 02-23-1971
115.	21.55 ft	on 04-03-1970
116.	17.17 ft	on 08-10-1969
117.	22.95 ft	on 05-28-1968
118.	27.38 ft	on 05-25-1968
119.	17.39 ft	on 04-24-1968
120.	18.11 ft	on 01-30-1968
121.	20.08 ft	on 05-08-1967
122.	22.48 ft	on 03-07-1967
123.	17.03 ft	on 05-01-1966
124.	24.67 ft	on 01-14-1966
125.	17.36 ft	on 01-12-1966

1.	31.44 ft	on 03-02-1997
2.	30.04 ft	on 09-18-2004
3.	27.38 ft	on 05-25-1968
4.	26.00 ft	on 02-18-2000
5.	25.65 ft	on 01-21-2025	(P)
6.	24.67 ft	on 01-14-1966
7.	24.32 ft	on 05-04-2010
8.	24.28 ft	on 01-29-1994
9.	23.92 ft	on 02-17-2025	(P)
10.	23.63 ft	on 04-11-1994
11.	23.33 ft	on 02-04-2022
12.	23.04 ft	on 04-04-2018
13.	22.95 ft	on 05-28-1968
14.	22.88 ft	on 03-21-2002
15.	22.63 ft	on 02-07-2019
16.	22.62 ft	on 02-16-1989
17.	22.60 ft	on 01-04-2023
18.	22.48 ft	on 03-07-1967
19.	22.34 ft	on 01-11-1974
20.	21.95 ft	on 05-15-1995
21.	21.66 ft	on 04-25-1975
22.	21.55 ft	on 09-09-2004
23.	21.55 ft	on 04-03-1970
24.	21.49 ft	on 03-01-2021
25.	21.17 ft	on 02-23-2018
26.	21.14 ft	on 09-10-2018
27.	20.96 ft	on 05-19-1995
28.	20.94 ft	on 12-18-2019
29.	20.82 ft	on 12-19-1990
30.	20.75 ft	on 04-04-2024	(P)
31.	20.70 ft	on 06-23-2021
32.	20.57 ft	on 05-05-1996
33.	20.56 ft	on 06-28-1998
34.	20.50 ft	on 02-24-1975
35.	20.37 ft	on 06-05-2008
36.	20.37 ft	on 06-05-2008
37.	20.29 ft	on 12-31-1990
38.	20.14 ft	on 04-14-2004
39.	20.10 ft	on 01-25-1996
40.	20.08 ft	on 05-08-1967
41.	19.95 ft	on 03-20-2008
42.	19.91 ft	on 12-10-1991
43.	19.87 ft	on 03-02-2017
44.	19.63 ft	on 06-07-1981
45.	19.45 ft	on 06-24-2016
46.	19.39 ft	on 12-09-1972
47.	19.36 ft	on 02-17-2018
48.	19.36 ft	on 12-22-2018
49.	19.31 ft	on 03-15-1978
50.	19.27 ft	on 04-14-1972
51.	19.11 ft	on 04-20-2011
52.	19.11 ft	on 06-15-2022
53.	18.98 ft	on 08-23-1990
54.	18.92 ft	on 03-06-2004
55.	18.81 ft	on 10-18-1975
56.	18.74 ft	on 03-12-2015
57.	18.73 ft	on 04-30-2014
58.	18.68 ft	on 02-03-1981
59.	18.68 ft	on 02-06-2025	(P)
60.	18.61 ft	on 03-08-2022
61.	18.61 ft	on 12-05-1978
62.	18.53 ft	on 11-20-2003
63.	18.51 ft	on 03-07-1989
64.	18.45 ft	on 08-11-2022
65.	18.40 ft	on 03-05-1993
66.	18.39 ft	on 04-28-1973
67.	18.38 ft	on 05-19-2010
68.	18.21 ft	on 02-14-2020
69.	18.17 ft	on 06-04-1982
70.	18.17 ft	on 01-17-1995
71.	18.16 ft	on 03-23-1991
72.	18.12 ft	on 11-18-1985
73.	18.11 ft	on 01-30-1968
74.	18.10 ft	on 01-01-1990
75.	18.09 ft	on 06-23-1974
76.	18.07 ft	on 01-19-1996
77.	18.05 ft	on 05-11-2003
78.	18.03 ft	on 04-14-1991
79.	17.95 ft	on 02-26-2011
80.	17.90 ft	on 03-01-2012
81.	17.88 ft	on 03-31-1985
82.	17.88 ft	on 02-18-2022
83.	17.86 ft	on 02-21-2019
84.	17.86 ft	on 04-12-2024	(P)
85.	17.80 ft	on 07-10-1980
86.	17.78 ft	on 11-13-2003
87.	17.76 ft	on 01-31-2013
88.	17.75 ft	on 02-23-1985
89.	17.72 ft	on 11-16-2018
90.	17.70 ft	on 05-29-1984
91.	17.68 ft	on 01-29-1990
92.	17.64 ft	on 06-04-1983
93.	17.63 ft	on 01-25-2019
94.	17.62 ft	on 12-13-2007
95.	17.55 ft	on 02-25-2018
96.	17.52 ft	on 12-23-1990
97.	17.46 ft	on 03-29-2005
98.	17.44 ft	on 12-03-1986
99.	17.42 ft	on 02-23-2011
100.	17.42 ft	on 02-22-2007
101.	17.39 ft	on 04-24-1968
102.	17.36 ft	on 01-12-1966
103.	17.36 ft	on 04-24-2011
104.	17.34 ft	on 02-21-2007
105.	17.32 ft	on 07-11-1973
106.	17.28 ft	on 11-23-2011
107.	17.26 ft	on 01-26-2024	(P)
108.	17.26 ft	on 04-11-2015
109.	17.26 ft	on 01-26-2024	(P)
110.	17.25 ft	on 01-23-2006
111.	17.22 ft	on 02-07-2004
112.	17.18 ft	on 04-01-2017
113.	17.17 ft	on 08-10-1969
114.	17.17 ft	on 03-05-2015
115.	17.15 ft	on 01-28-2024	(P)
116.	17.13 ft	on 07-24-1992
117.	17.10 ft	on 02-23-1971
118.	17.10 ft	on 02-21-2014
119.	17.10 ft	on 08-23-1980
120.	17.09 ft	on 05-03-2012
121.	17.06 ft	on 05-09-2012
122.	17.05 ft	on 12-07-2013
123.	17.04 ft	on 05-17-1996
124.	17.03 ft	on 05-01-1966
125.	17.02 ft	on 03-10-2011