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Around Mahoning River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Mahoning River is a 62.1 mile river near Portage Lakes Cruises in Ohio. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Mahoning River at Alliance OH (site 03086500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1941 to 1993
Mahoning River typically runs highest in March, at a median 109 cfs, and lowest in August, at 8.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,360 cfs, in 1959.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 54 | 22 to 109 |
| February | 62 | 36 to 177 |
| March | 109 | 61 to 217 |
| April | 75 | 47 to 139 |
| May | 47 | 24 to 99 |
| June | 21 | 12 to 50 |
| July | 14 | 5.6 to 33 |
| August | 8.0 | 2.9 to 19 |
| September | 8.2 | 2.5 to 20 |
| October | 16 | 7.0 to 29 |
| November | 29 | 12 to 65 |
| December | 41 | 17 to 108 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 52 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mahoning River at Alliance OH (site 03086500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Mahoning River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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