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Scioto River in Ohio

River54.8 mi

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Lakeside RV Park - Indian Lake, Ohio16.9 mi10 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Scioto River is a 54.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Scioto River below O'Shaughnessy Dam nr Dublin OH (site 03221000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1921 to 2026

Scioto River typically runs highest in March, at a median 935 cfs, and lowest in October, at 68 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 42,900 cfs, in 1959.

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Typical flow by month at Scioto River below O'Shaughnessy Dam nr Dublin OH, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January403140 to 1,380
February577242 to 1,490
March935482 to 2,330
April729393 to 1,885
May404199 to 959
June278121 to 745
July13171 to 342
August8556 to 152
September7047 to 109
October6844 to 107
November9753 to 379
December25169 to 788

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 105 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Scioto River below O'Shaughnessy Dam nr Dublin OH (site 03221000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

6 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Scioto River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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