Mill Creek at Garfield Hts OH water level

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

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.03ft Down 0.04 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 08:05 AM EDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 8.9 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The gauge at Mill Creek at Garfield Hts OH reads 1.03 ft, a normal level for mid-October.

The level is falling, down 0.04 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1.02 ft and 2.81 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

Key numbers

Highest on record: 8.01 ftFebruary 28, 2011

What the stage means on the water

A normal level is usually prime time for floating and wade fishing, as long as the weather holds upstream.

Highest crests on record

Rank	Level	Date
1	8.01 ft	February 28, 2011
2	7.57 ft	July 6, 2003
3	7.17 ft	January 5, 2007
4	7.16 ft	August 31, 2005
5	6.62 ft	February 6, 2008
6	6.49 ft	June 24, 2014
7	6.46 ft	June 22, 2006
8	6.35 ft	August 10, 2009
9	6.24 ft	October 30, 2012
10	5.89 ft	July 13, 2010

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.85 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 65° 40° – Wind 8 mph

20 Tue 65° 45° – Wind 9 mph

21 Wed 65° 49° – Wind 7 mph

22 Thu 64° 49° – Wind 6 mph

23 Fri 68° 52° – Wind 6 mph

24 Sat 67° 48° – Wind 9 mph

25 Sun 66° 49° – Wind 12 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:41 PM Daylight 10 hr, 58 min First quarter 59%

Map

Other gauges on Mill Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Mill Creek near Coshocton OHRiver gauge, Mill Creek	3.1 cfs	Normal	−0.9 cfs	74 mi
Mill Creek above Marysville OHRiver gauge, Mill Creek	14.0 cfs	Very high	+0.5 cfs	122 mi
Mill Creek near Bellepoint OHRiver gauge, Mill Creek	31.9 cfs	High	−10.7 cfs	114 mi
Mill Creek near AvocaRiver gauge, Mill Creek	0.91 ft	Below flood stage	+0.07 ft	126 mi
Mill Creek near DexterRiver gauge, Mill Creek	5.84 ft	Below flood stage	−0.03 ft	131 mi
Mill Creek at Garfield Pkwy at Garfield Heights OHRiver gauge, Mill Creek	1.48 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	1.8 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
West Creek at Brooklyn Heights OHRiver gauge, West Creek	3.0 cfs	Normal	−1.1 cfs	1.6 mi
Cuyahoga River at Independence OHRiver gauge, Cuyahoga River	2.87 ft	Below flood stage	−0.23 ft	2.0 mi
Big Creek at Cleveland OHRiver gauge, Big Creek	2.15 ft	Below flood stage	−0.05 ft	4.7 mi
East Branch Big Creek at Brooklyn OHRiver gauge, East Branch Big Creek	8.8 cfs	Normal	−2.6 cfs	6.0 mi
Doan Brook at MLK Jr Dr at Cleveland OHRiver gauge, Doan Brook	1.68 ft	Low	−0.06 ft	6 mi
Tinkers Creek at Bedford OHRiver gauge, Tinkers Creek	2.25 ft	Below flood stage	−0.21 ft	6 mi
Euclid Creek at South Euclid OHRiver gauge, Euclid Creek	0.23 ft	Very low	−0.03 ft	9 mi
Cuyahoga River at Jaite OHRiver gauge, Cuyahoga River	2.42 ft	Below flood stage	−0.14 ft	10 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 Mill Creek at Garfield Hts OH today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 08:05 AM EDT, the water level was 1.03 ft. Down 0.04 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Mill Creek at Garfield Hts OH rising or falling?

Down 0.04 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Mill Creek at Garfield Hts OH normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Mill Creek at Garfield Hts OH?

The highest level on record is 8.01 ft on February 28, 2011.

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:04208460 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 41.42394, -81.63763 (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	1.03 ft	2026-10-19 12:05	Provisional
Flow	8.9 cfs	2026-10-19 12:05	Provisional

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