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Maumee River at Grand Rapids Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 2.86 ft at 7:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 7:00AM Mar 28, 2024GRRO1(plotting HGIRZ) Graph Created (2:33PM Mar 28, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 2.58 ft at 7:00 AM EDT 28-Mar-2024. Flood Stage is 17.5 ft
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Datum: NAVD88
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Maumee River at Grand Rapids are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 19.5
Moderate Flood Stage: 18.5
Flood Stage: 17.5
Action Stage: 11
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 25.00 ft on 03/07/1904
(2) 23.50 ft on 03/26/1913
(3) 22.75 ft on 02/12/1959
(4) 22.75 ft on 03/05/1979
(5) 22.75 ft on 03/14/1982
(6) 20.81 ft on 03/15/1982
(7) 19.96 ft on 03/23/1978
(8) 19.67 ft on 12/31/1985
(9) 19.50 ft on 03/11/2009
(10) 19.33 ft on 02/08/2008
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 19.20 ft on 06/30/2015
(2) 15.90 ft on 03/02/2011
(3) 19.50 ft on 03/11/2009
(4) 17.50 ft on 02/12/2009
(5) 19.30 ft on 02/09/2008
(6) 19.33 ft on 02/08/2008
(7) 16.00 ft on 08/23/2007
(8) 16.00 ft on 08/23/2007 (P)
(9) 15.35 ft on 01/16/2007
(10) 19.09 ft on 01/15/2005
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.

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22 Major flooding to urban and agricultural areas with widespread damage to public facilities and private property. The downtown business district inundated. Second and Front Street homes and businesses flooded with a couple of feet of water mainly on the west side of town.
20 FEMA 0.2 percent flood level. The dike protecting Grand Rapids is overtopped and several businesses inundated. Water threatens the railroad bridge upstream where it crosses Wapakoneta Road.
19.5 Front Street inundated. Numerous farm fields and parking lots flooded. Businesses threatened in Grand Rapids.
18.5 FEMA 1 percent flood level. Mary Jane Thursten State Park Campground inundated. Homes in Wood County cut off from emergency access. Portions of route 24 inundated. The metropark facilities inundated.
18 Water starts to cover Front Street just west of the Grand Rapids business district over portions of Beaver, West, and Mill Streets. Campgrounds along the river are under water.
17.5 Flood waters inundate Grand Rapids Road cutting off access to a few homes. Mill Street access on the east end of Front Street Flooded. Route 24 threatened by rising flood waters. Water can back up through storm drains causing flooding on the south side of Grand Rapids.
16.5 Low lying land near Grand Rapids floods.
15 The metropark in Grand Rapids floods and the park service road inundated.
12 Bankfull stage.
11 The river level is hazardous to recrational users.
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(1) Maumee River at Grand Rapids - Upstream View
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Latitude: 41.414167° N, Longitude: 83.860833° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame
Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 17.5 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)
Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)
Elevation information source
NAVD88 624.93 642.43 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  
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