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North Fork Licking River near Buckeye Lake Marina

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About this river

North Fork Licking River is a 17.5 mile river near Buckeye Lake Marina in Ohio. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge North Fork Licking River at Ohio Street, Newark OH (site 03146405). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2008 to 2010

North Fork Licking River typically runs highest in March, at a median 418 cfs, and lowest in September, at 22 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,150 cfs, in 2008.

Typical flow by month at North Fork Licking River at Ohio Street, Newark OH, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January165120 to 280
February237148 to 466
March418210 to 1,220
April263210 to 370
May221158 to 356
June19170 to 320
July4936 to 152
August3224 to 43
September2210 to 29
October2320 to 49
November3225 to 73
December21152 to 531

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 3 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for North Fork Licking River at Ohio Street, Newark OH (site 03146405). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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