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North Fork Paint Creek in Ohio

River25.1 mi

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Around North Fork Paint Creek

Hopewell Culture National Historical…2.9 miMound City Group Visitor Center5 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

North Fork Paint Creek is a 25.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Paint Creek at Chillicothe OH (site 03234300). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1986 to 2026

North Fork Paint Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,610 cfs, and lowest in September, at 90 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 25,300 cfs, in 1990.

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Typical flow by month at Paint Creek at Chillicothe OH, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1,060514 to 2,330
February1,200699 to 3,010
March1,610991 to 3,540
April1,280764 to 2,740
May1,130602 to 2,920
June778331 to 1,730
July357172 to 714
August13594 to 256
September9067 to 156
October13672 to 294
November348149 to 980
December610261 to 1,530

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 40 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Paint Creek at Chillicothe OH (site 03234300). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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