About this river
Licking River is a 13.2 mile river near Buckeye Lake Marina in Ohio. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Licking River near Newark OH (site 03146500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1940 to 2026
Licking River typically runs highest in March, at a median 719 cfs, and lowest in September, at 91 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 27,200 cfs, in 2020.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 444 | 180 to 986 | |
| February | 544 | 323 to 1,130 | |
| March | 719 | 438 to 1,310 | |
| April | 653 | 402 to 1,160 | |
| May | 417 | 256 to 850 | |
| June | 257 | 155 to 595 | |
| July | 172 | 114 to 355 | |
| August | 113 | 80 to 184 | |
| September | 91 | 67 to 143 | |
| October | 93 | 68 to 142 | |
| November | 218 | 101 to 461 | |
| December | 395 | 164 to 813 |
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 86 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Licking River near Newark OH (site 03146500). 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 Licking River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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