Mahoning River at Leavittsburg

The past week

What floods at each level

• 27 ft

  River gage house flooded. Historic flooding in Leavittsburg.

• 24 ft

  Comparable to the 1913 record flood. Most of Leavittsburg north of the river flooded. Flood waters reaching up to the second story in property near the river.

• 22 ft

  Significant flooding in the Leavittsburg area.

• 21 ft

  FEMA 0.2 percent flood level. Similar to the 1959 with widespread inundation. Widespread significant damage to property can be expected near the river.

• 19 ft

  FEMA 1 percent flood level. Significant damage to southern portions of Leavittsburg. Woodview Circle and portions of Austin Village inundated. Several low lying roads flooded. Lynwood Drive Complex inundated.

• 18 ft

  This is a very dangerous situation. People living along the river in Leavittsburg should be prepared for major flood losses.

• 15 ft

  Meadowbrook Drive, Brookside Roads, Lovers Lane, and North Leavitt Road between Market Street and Dorothy Avenue flooded. Several homes sustain major damage.

• 14 ft

  Several homes in Meadowbrook Drive surrounded by flood waters. Flood waters south of Turner Road. Riverview Drive and Lovers Lane also inundated.

• 12.5 ft

  Flood waters encroach on Meadowbrook Drive.

• 12 ft

  Flood waters may begin to inundate low lying areas in industrial portions of town. Swift Metropark inundated in low lying areas.

• 11 ft

  Backwater lowland flooding can occur along Duck Creek due to high flow on the Mahoning River.

• 10 ft

  Lowland flooding will occur upstream of the town of Leavittsburg.

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