Sugar Creek at Strasburg OH water level

Name: Sugar Creek at Strasburg OH water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Sugar Creek, Ohio, United States

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.64ft Down 0.13 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 02:00 PM EDT (50 min ago)

Flow: 42.1 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Sugar Creek at Strasburg OH, where the gauge shows 1.64 ft.

It is still going down, by 0.13 ft over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 1.64 ft – 1.84 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Paddling and fishing conditions

Most paddlers and anglers will find the river in good shape at this stage.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 68° 37° – Wind 7 mph

21 Wed 67° 38° – Wind 6 mph

22 Thu 66° 42° – Wind 6 mph

23 Fri 66° 43° – Wind 8 mph

24 Sat 67° 42° – Wind 7 mph

25 Sun 69° 44° – Wind 10 mph

26 Mon 62° 51° – Wind 7 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:40 PM Daylight 10 hr, 57 min Waxing gibbous 70%

Map

Other gauges on Sugar Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Sugar Creek below Beach City Dam near Beach City OHRiver gauge, Sugar Creek	0.48 ft	No reference yet	−0.15 ft	3.7 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Tuscarawas River below Dover Dam near Dover OHRiver gauge, Tuscarawas River	1.80 ft	Below flood stage	−0.19 ft	6 mi
Tuscarawas River at New Philadelphia OHRiver gauge, Tuscarawas River	1.26 ft	Below flood stage	−0.11 ft	8 mi
Indian Fork below Atwood Dam near New Cumberland OHRiver gauge, Indian Fork	8.8 cfs	Normal	−0.6 cfs	13 mi
Nimishillen Creek at North Industry OHRiver gauge, Nimishillen Creek	3.88 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	14 mi
Tuscarawas River at Massillon OHRiver gauge, Tuscarawas River	7.79 ft	Below flood stage	−0.19 ft	14 mi
Unnamed Tributary near Dellroy OHRiver gauge, Unnamed Tributary	4.95 ft	Normal	−0.01 ft	14 mi
Sandy Creek at Waynesburg OHRiver gauge, Sandy Creek	1.39 ft	Below flood stage	−0.04 ft	15 mi
Stillwater Creek at Uhrichsville OHRiver gauge, Stillwater Creek	5.30 ft	Below flood stage	−0.05 ft	17 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Sugar Creek at Strasburg OH today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 02:00 PM EDT, the water level was 1.64 ft. Down 0.13 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Sugar Creek at Strasburg OH rising or falling?

Down 0.13 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Sugar Creek at Strasburg OH normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:03124500 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 40.58756, -81.52318 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	1.64 ft	2026-10-20 18:00	Provisional
Flow	42.1 cfs	2026-10-20 18:00	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Sugar Creek at Strasburg OH (usgs:03124500). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/ohio/sugar-creek-at-strasburg-oh

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer