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Sandy Creek in Ohio

River40.0 mi

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Around Sandy Creek

Bolivar Dam5.5 miDover Dam5.8 mi10 mi

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

About this river

Sandy Creek is a 40.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sandy Creek at Waynesburg OH (site 03117500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1939 to 2026

Sandy Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 397 cfs, and lowest in September, at 46 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 11,000 cfs, in 1959.

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Typical flow by month at Sandy Creek at Waynesburg OH, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January222110 to 434
February295157 to 514
March397265 to 699
April349236 to 577
May227144 to 403
June12883 to 247
July8852 to 146
August5638 to 95
September4632 to 80
October5536 to 94
November11165 to 214
December17292 to 349

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 87 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sandy Creek at Waynesburg OH (site 03117500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Sandy Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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