Paint Creek in Ohio
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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Paint Creek is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Paint Creek near Bourneville OH (site 03234000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1971 to 2026
Paint Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,110 cfs, and lowest in September, at 64 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,700 cfs, in 2011.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 699 | 322 to 1,580 |
| February | 854 | 437 to 1,940 |
| March | 1,110 | 633 to 2,490 |
| April | 896 | 397 to 2,040 |
| May | 724 | 345 to 1,880 |
| June | 442 | 230 to 858 |
| July | 206 | 142 to 431 |
| August | 99 | 66 to 217 |
| September | 64 | 47 to 118 |
| October | 123 | 59 to 222 |
| November | 293 | 132 to 680 |
| December | 547 | 236 to 1,320 |
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 44 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Paint Creek near Bourneville OH (site 03234000). 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 Paint Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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