River Levels
Ohio river levels
Live streamflow for 127 gauged Ohio reaches, highest first. Where a gauge has a long enough record, the reading is placed against its own history for today's date.
67% of gauged Ohio rivers are running in their normal range for the date, as of October 25, 2026.
Of 73 gauged reaches with a long enough USGS record, 11 are below normal (3 of them much below), 49 are in the normal range, and 13 are above normal (0 of them much above). Normal means the middle half of that gauge's own history for this calendar date.
To cite: Boating Hubs analysis of USGS streamflow, boatinghubs.com/flows/ohio.
| River | Flow | Usually today | Vs normal | NWS flood status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muskingum RiverMuskingum River at Beverly OH | 2,330 cfs15.24 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 15.2 ft by Sun 2 PM, below flood stage. |
| Muskingum RiverMuskingum River at McConnelsville OH | 1,920 cfs1.11 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Muskingum RiverMuskingum River at Dresden OH | 1,560 cfs6.45 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageFlood stage 20 ft. NWS reads 6.45 ft here. |
| Scioto RiverScioto River at Higby OH | 1,450 cfs1.81 ft | 1,000 cfs | Normal68th percentile · 96 yr record | NWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Great Miami RiverGreat Miami River at Middletown OH | 1,270 cfs2.39 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 2.4 ft by Sun 2 PM, below flood stage. |
| Maumee RiverMaumee River near Defiance OH | 665 cfs1.84 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Maumee RiverMaumee River at Waterville OH | 525 cfs1.99 ft | 546 cfs | Normal48th percentile · 97 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 2 ft by Sun 2 PM, below flood stage. |
| Mad RiverMad River near Springfield OH | 356 cfs3.37 ft | 315 cfs | Normal59th percentile · 52 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 3.4 ft by Sun 2 PM, below flood stage. |
| Cuyahoga RiverCuyahoga R at Lower Harvard Brdg in Cleveland OH | 296 cfs22.03 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Little Miami RiverLittle Miami River at Milford OH | 294 cfs5.05 ft | 214 cfs | Normal60th percentile · 111 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 5.1 ft by Sun 2 PM, below flood stage. |
| Hocking RiverHocking River at Athens OH | 269 cfs3.42 ft | 133 cfs | Above normal76th percentile · 111 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 3.4 ft by Sun 2 PM, below flood stage. |
| Paint CreekPaint Creek near Bourneville OH | 206 cfs1.88 ft | 160 cfs | Normal63rd percentile · 56 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Hocking RiverHocking River at Enterprise OH | 194 cfs1.13 ft | 86 cfs | Above normal78th percentile · 95 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Licking RiverLicking River near Newark OH | 194 cfs3.11 ft | 103 cfs | Normal68th percentile · 87 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| North Fork Paint CreekPaint Creek at Chillicothe OH | 188 cfs5.30 ft | 194 cfs | Normal49th percentile · 41 yr record | NWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Great Miami RiverGreat Miami River at Piqua OH | 172 cfs1.30 ft | 127 cfs | Normal58th percentile · 14 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 1.3 ft by Sun 2 PM, below flood stage. |
| Scioto RiverScioto River at Columbus OH | 171 cfs5.25 ft | 185 cfs | Normal44th percentile · 106 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 5.2 ft by Sun 2 PM, below flood stage. |
| Mahoning RiverMahoning River at Pricetown OH | 168 cfs2.59 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Middle Fork Little Beaver CreekLittle Beaver Creek near East Liverpool OH | 159 cfs2.87 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Big Darby CreekBig Darby Creek at Darbyville OH | 152 cfs2.48 ft | 42 cfs | Above normal80th percentile · 105 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Big Walnut CreekBig Walnut Creek at Central College OH | 145 cfs3.77 ft | 121 cfs | Above normal77th percentile · 72 yr record | Below flood stageFlood stage 11.7 ft. NWS reads 3.78 ft here. |
| Scioto RiverScioto River at 5th Ave at Columbus OH | 128 cfs6.87 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | NWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Great Miami RiverGreat Miami River at Sidney OH | 125 cfs1.12 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Stillwater RiverStillwater River at Englewood OH | 121 cfs2.75 ft | 74 cfs | Normal62nd percentile · 101 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 2.8 ft by Sun 2 PM, below flood stage. |
| Auglaize RiverAuglaize River near Defiance OH | 114 cfs5.64 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Little Auglaize RiverLittle Auglaize River at Melrose OH | 106 cfs13.99 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Little Cuyahoga RiverCuyahoga River at Old Portage OH | 104 cfs2.26 ft | 170 cfs | Below normal23rd percentile · 105 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Tiffin RiverTiffin River at Stryker OH | 98 cfs3.76 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Raccoon CreekRaccoon Creek at Adamsville OH | 98 cfs2.45 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Walnut CreekWalnut Creek at Ashville OH | 97 cfs4.91 ft | 73 cfs | Normal65th percentile · 21 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Killbuck CreekKillbuck Creek at Killbuck OH | 89 cfs6.62 ft | 97 cfs | Normal43rd percentile · 96 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 6.6 ft by Sun 2 PM, below flood stage. |
| Scioto RiverScioto River below O'Shaughnessy Dam nr Dublin OH | 88 cfs3.71 ft | 75 cfs | Normal57th percentile · 105 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Duck CreekDuck Creek below Whipple OH | 83 cfs1.81 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Twin CreekTwin Creek near Germantown OH | 78 cfs1.44 ft | 26 cfs | Above normal81st percentile · 106 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 1.4 ft by Sun 2 PM, below flood stage. |
| Nimishillen CreekNimishillen Creek at North Industry OH | 76 cfs3.81 ft | 87 cfs | Normal39th percentile · 105 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Stillwater CreekStillwater Creek at Tippecanoe OH | 74 cfs3.06 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Raccoon CreekRaccoon Cr. bl. Wilson Street at Newark OH | 71 cfs5.26 ft | 36 cfs | Above normal76th percentile · 16 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Sandusky RiverSandusky River near Fremont OH | 69 cfs0.99 ft | 67 cfs | Normal50th percentile · 103 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 1 ft by Sun 2 PM, below flood stage. |
| Kokosing RiverKokosing River at Mount Vernon OH | 66 cfs2.61 ft | 47 cfs | Normal67th percentile · 73 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Sandusky RiverSandusky River at Tiffin OH | 64 cfs1.29 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| White Oak CreekWhite Oak Creek above Georgetown OH | 61 cfs4.16 ft | 5.6 cfs | Above normal86th percentile · 14 yr record | NWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Sandy CreekSandy Creek at Waynesburg OH | 60 cfs1.29 ft | 74 cfs | Normal40th percentile · 87 yr record | Below flood stageFlood stage 8 ft. NWS reads 1.29 ft here. |
| Little Muskingum RiverLittle Muskingum River at Bloomfield OH | 60 cfs2.97 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Greenville CreekGreenville Creek near Bradford OH | 60 cfs1.59 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Cuyahoga RiverCuyahoga River at Hiram Rapids OH | 59 cfs1.54 ft | 102 cfs | Normal26th percentile · 66 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Rocky RiverRocky River near Berea OH | 58 cfs5.40 ft | 55 cfs | Normal51st percentile · 103 yr record | Below flood stageFlood stage 14 ft. NWS reads 5.4 ft here. |
| Wills CreekWills Creek at Cambridge OH | 58 cfs2.02 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 2.3 ft by Fri 2 AM, below flood stage. |
| Olentangy RiverOlentangy River at J H Herrick Dr at Columbus OH | 56 cfs710.72 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Clear Fork Licking RiverNorth Fork Licking River at Newark OH | 53 cfs0.34 ft | 104 cfs | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| East Fork Little Miami RiverEast Fork Little Miami River at Perintown OH | 51 cfs2.14 ft | 71 cfs | Normal31st percentile · 50 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Chagrin RiverChagrin River at Willoughby OH | 51 cfs3.24 ft | 115 cfs | Below normal22nd percentile · 101 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Little Scioto RiverScioto River near Prospect OH | 50 cfs1.38 ft | 35 cfs | Normal59th percentile · 101 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Little Darby CreekLittle Darby Creek at West Jefferson OH | 48 cfs5.51 ft | 18 cfs | Above normal78th percentile · 34 yr record | NWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Deer CreekDeer Creek at Mount Sterling OH | 47 cfs3.35 ft | 36 cfs | Normal55th percentile · 60 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Short CreekShort Creek near Dillonvale OH | 46 cfs1.74 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageFlood stage 9 ft. NWS reads 1.73 ft here. |
| Wheeling CreekWheeling Creek below Blaine OH | 44 cfs1.21 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageFlood stage 6 ft. NWS reads 1.21 ft here. |
| Clear CreekClear Creek near Rockbridge OH | 42 cfs1.17 ft | 22 cfs | Above normal79th percentile · 87 yr record | NWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Little Miami RiverLittle Miami River near Oldtown OH | 40 cfs1.44 ft | 27 cfs | Normal60th percentile · 74 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Tuscarawas RiverTuscarawas River at Clinton OH | 37 cfs4.81 ft | 78 cfs | No historical record | Below flood stageFlood stage 16 ft. NWS reads 4.81 ft here. |
| Loramie CreekLoramie Creek at Lockington OH | 37 cfs0.87 ft | 12 cfs | Normal71st percentile · 106 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 0.9 ft by Sun 2 PM, below flood stage. |
Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey, updated hourly. "Usually today" is the median for this calendar date over the gauge's full record. A gauge tells you how much water is moving, not whether a stretch is safe to run: check the channel, the hazards and a current local notice before you launch. Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service; "Vs normal" is our comparison with the USGS record, not a National Weather Service product.
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