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Portage Lakes Cruises

Nimishillen Creek near New Franklin, OH

River15.0 mi

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Around Nimishillen Creek

Bolivar Dam9.7 mi2 mi

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

About this river

Nimishillen Creek is a 15.0 mile river near Portage Lakes Cruises in Ohio. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Nimishillen Creek at North Industry OH (site 03118500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1922 to 2026

Nimishillen Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 246 cfs, and lowest in October, at 84 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,880 cfs, in 2003.

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Typical flow by month at Nimishillen Creek at North Industry OH, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January15199 to 261
February182129 to 293
March246174 to 367
April222163 to 324
May171122 to 254
June13092 to 207
July11077 to 167
August9571 to 135
September8663 to 121
October8461 to 123
November10370 to 162
December13185 to 218

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 104 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Nimishillen Creek at North Industry OH (site 03118500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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