About this river
South Fork Licking River is a 14.5 mile river near Buckeye Lake Marina in Ohio. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge South Fork Licking River near Hebron OH (site 03145000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1940 to 2026
South Fork Licking River typically runs highest in December, at a median 139 cfs, and lowest in September, at 13 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,560 cfs, in 1997.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 119 | 43 to 269 | |
| February | 134 | 69 to 305 | |
| March | 126 | 66 to 322 | |
| April | 119 | 60 to 295 | |
| May | 69 | 34 to 207 | |
| June | 40 | 21 to 142 | |
| July | 23 | 13 to 62 | |
| August | 15 | 8.9 to 28 | |
| September | 13 | 7.2 to 25 | |
| October | 14 | 8.6 to 38 | |
| November | 78 | 23 to 207 | |
| December | 139 | 48 to 306 |
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 66 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for South Fork Licking River near Hebron OH (site 03145000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of South Fork Licking River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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