St Joseph River near Newville IN

Defiance County, Ohio · USGS gauge 04178000 · NWS NVLI3 · Ohio river levels

Nearby: river levels near Mark Center

Is St Joseph River near Newville IN flooding right now?

St Joseph River near Newville IN measured 3.73 ft on 2026-09-11 01:40:00 UTC. That observation was 8.3 ft below its 12 ft flood stage. This is the latest available reading, not a guarantee of current conditions.

Gauge height
3.73 ft
as of 53 min ago
Streamflow
113 cfs
data refreshed 2 min ago

Minor flooding here begins at 12 ft, with major flooding at 17 ft. The highest crest on record was 17.98 ft on Thu, Mar 12, 2009.

Streamflow outlook

NOAA National Water Model forecast, issued 15 hours ago. The NWM models discharge for every river reach in the country, including the many gauges the National Weather Service does not forecast individually. It is a model, not an official NWS river forecast, and it predicts flow rather than water level.

Flood stages at this gauge

CategoryStageCurrent distance
Action9 ft5.3 ft below
Minor flood12 ft8.3 ft below
Moderate flood14 ft10.3 ft below
Major flood17 ft13.3 ft below

New to these numbers? What does flood stage mean? · How to read a river gauge · Why is the river rising?

Highest crests on record

StageDate
17.98 ft2009-03-12
17.96 ft1982-03-17
17.78 ft1996-05-18
17.22 ft1985-02-26
17.05 ft1950-04-06

Nearby gauges

GaugeDistanceCounty
Fish Creek near Artic, IN5.5 miDeKalb County
Unnamed Tributary to Lost Creek near Farmer OH6.0 miDefiance County
Inflow tile to bioreactor near Mark Center OH9.2 miDefiance County
Outflow tile to bioreactor near Mark Center OH9.2 miDefiance County
Fish Creek at Hamilton, IN11.4 miSteuben County
Provisional data: Real-time readings are provisional and subject to revision by the USGS — sensors can be affected by ice, debris, or equipment malfunction. Do not rely on this site for decisions involving personal safety; follow official guidance from the National Weather Service and local authorities.

Sources: USGS monitoring location · NWS gauge & forecast