Yellow Creek at Amsterdam OH water level

Name: Yellow Creek at Amsterdam OH water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
License: https://www.usgs.gov/information-policies-and-instructions/copyrights-and-credits

River gauge, Yellow Creek, Ohio, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

1.27ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 03:00 PM EDT (58 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The latest river stage reported for Yellow Creek at Amsterdam OH is 1.27 ft. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1.27 ft and 1.45 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

What the stage means on the water

With no published normal range, paddlers and anglers should go by the trend: a rising river usually means muddier, faster water.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.09 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 65° 32° – Wind 4 mph

20 Tue 65° 37° – Wind 6 mph

21 Wed 64° 40° – Wind 5 mph

22 Thu 64° 39° – Wind 7 mph

23 Fri 64° 43° – Wind 7 mph

24 Sat 64° 41° – Wind 7 mph

25 Sun 64° 42° – Wind 8 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:39 PM Daylight 11 hr First quarter 62%

Map

Other gauges on Yellow Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Yellow Creek near Homer CityRiver gauge, Yellow Creek	2.20 ft	Below flood stage	−0.04 ft	96 mi
Yellow Creek near Hammondsville OHRiver gauge, Yellow Creek	44.6 cfs	Normal	−13.4 cfs	11 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
North Fork McGuire Creek near Carrollton OHRiver gauge, North Fork McGuire Creek	2.01 ft	Normal	−0.01 ft	10 mi
McGuire Creek above Leesville Lake OHRiver gauge, McGuire Creek	3.88 ft	High	−0.03 ft	11 mi
Bear Hole Run near Carrollton OHRiver gauge, Bear Hole Run	1.81 ft	High	±0	12 mi
Clear Fork above Tappan Lake OHRiver gauge, Clear Fork	1.15 ft	Normal	−0.12 ft	14 mi
Beaverdam Run above Tappan Lake OHRiver gauge, Beaverdam Run	0.40 ft	Normal	±0	14 mi
McGuire Creek near Leesville OHRiver gauge, McGuire Creek	8.6 cfs	Normal	±0	14 mi
Indian Fork at Dellroy OHRiver gauge, Indian Fork	6.77 ft	High	+0.02 ft	15 mi
Standingstone Fork above Tappan Lake OHRiver gauge, Standingstone Fork	4.65 ft	Normal	+0.04 ft	15 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 Yellow Creek at Amsterdam OH today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 03:00 PM EDT, the water level was 1.27 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Yellow Creek at Amsterdam OH rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Yellow Creek at Amsterdam OH normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

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:402823080552300 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 40.47312, -80.92287 (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	1.27 ft	2026-10-19 19:00	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Yellow Creek at Amsterdam OH (usgs:402823080552300). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/ohio/yellow-creek-at-amsterdam-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