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Mad River in Ohio

River60.0 mi

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Around Mad River

Clarence J. Brown Dam and Reservoir9.9 miHuffman Prairie Interpretive Center11.5 mi10 mi

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

About this river

Mad River is a 60.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Mad River near Springfield OH (site 03269500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1974 to 2026

Mad River typically runs highest in April, at a median 641 cfs, and lowest in September, at 261 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,600 cfs, in 2005.

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Typical flow by month at Mad River near Springfield OH, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January462331 to 763
February519365 to 852
March627433 to 988
April641465 to 886
May564441 to 830
June481351 to 714
July377286 to 570
August279229 to 372
September261208 to 355
October292242 to 382
November337263 to 476
December377276 to 631

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 52 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mad River near Springfield OH (site 03269500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

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

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