River Levels
Ohio river levels
Live streamflow for 79 gauged Ohio reaches, highest first. Where a gauge has a long enough record, the reading is placed against its own history for today's date.
51% of gauged Ohio rivers are running in their normal range for the date, as of October 9, 2026.
Of 72 gauged reaches with a long enough USGS record, 11 are below normal (2 of them much below), 37 are in the normal range, and 24 are above normal (4 of them much above). Normal means the middle half of that gauge's own history for this calendar date.
To cite: Paddling Hubs analysis of USGS streamflow, paddlinghubs.com/flows/ohio. The daily normals behind it are a free download.
| River | Flow | Usually today | Vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Rivernear Scenic River Canoe Excursions | 27,300 cfs26.53 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Great Miami Rivernear Loveland Paddlesports | 2,000 cfs63.23 ft | 729 cfs | Above normal82nd percentile · 99 yr record |
| Scioto Rivernear Salt Creek Kayak Adventures | 1,890 cfs2.17 ft | 840 cfs | Above normal78th percentile · 96 yr record |
| Great Miami Rivernear Whitewater Warehouse Inc | 1,300 cfs1.20 ft | 675 cfs | Normal65th percentile · 14 yr record |
| Hocking Rivernear Hocking Hills Canoe Livery | 480 cfs4.01 ft | 116 cfs | Much above normal91st percentile · 111 yr record |
| Tuscarawas Rivernear NTR Canoe Livery | 480 cfs1.14 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Mahoning Rivernear Burning River Adventures | 445 cfs2.84 ft | 108 cfs | Above normal90th percentile · 17 yr record |
| Little Miami Rivernear Loveland Paddlesports | 364 cfs5.19 ft | 175 cfs | Above normal75th percentile · 111 yr record |
| Mad Rivernear Whitewater Warehouse Inc | 356 cfs2.68 ft | 366 cfs | Normal47th percentile · 53 yr record |
| Mad Rivernear Birch Bark Canoe Livery | 285 cfs3.21 ft | 292 cfs | Normal46th percentile · 53 yr record |
| Stillwater Rivernear Whitewater Warehouse Inc | 264 cfs3.18 ft | 67 cfs | Above normal85th percentile · 101 yr record |
| Great Miami Rivernear Birch Bark Canoe Livery | 254 cfs1.55 ft | 90 cfs | Normal69th percentile · 14 yr record |
| North Fork Paint Creeknear Salt Creek Kayak Adventures | 242 cfs5.49 ft | 160 cfs | Normal59th percentile · 41 yr record |
| Paint Creeknear Salt Creek Kayak Adventures | 229 cfs1.97 ft | 124 cfs | Normal66th percentile · 56 yr record |
| Big Walnut Creeknear Paddle & Roll | 200 cfs2.04 ft | 96 cfs | Above normal75th percentile · 53 yr record |
| Cuyahoga Rivernear River Cruiser Kayaking | 193 cfs2.17 ft | 264 cfs | Below normal11th percentile · 14 yr record |
| Anderson Creeknear Birch Bark Canoe Livery | 169 cfs3.27 ft | 77 cfs | Much above normal95th percentile · 101 yr record |
| Scioto Rivernear Get Out Adventures | 122 cfs3.83 ft | 67 cfs | Above normal76th percentile · 105 yr record |
| Twin Creeknear Whitewater Warehouse Inc | 119 cfs1.79 ft | 18 cfs | Above normal83rd percentile · 106 yr record |
| West Branch Mahoning Rivernear Burning River Adventures | 118 cfs3.50 ft | 75 cfs | Above normal76th percentile · 17 yr record |
| Cuyahoga Rivernear Cuyahoga Valley Adventures | 114 cfs2.29 ft | 143 cfs | Normal36th percentile · 104 yr record |
| Tuscarawas Rivernear Trailhead Canoe Livery | 99 cfs7.64 ft | 136 cfs | Below normal22nd percentile · 88 yr record |
| Sandusky Rivernear Ghoul Runnings Kayak Adventures | 94 cfs1.05 ft | 59 cfs | Normal61st percentile · 103 yr record |
| Nimishillen Creeknear Trailhead Canoe Livery | 92 cfs3.89 ft | 83 cfs | Normal57th percentile · 105 yr record |
| Clear Fork Licking Rivernear Paddle & Roll | 81 cfs0.39 ft | 26 cfs | No historical record |
| Scioto Rivernear Hughes Outdoors - Kayak & Paddle Board Rentals | 80 cfs1.64 ft | 25 cfs | Above normal75th percentile · 101 yr record |
| Killbuck Creeknear River Run Canoe Livery | 75 cfs6.48 ft | 82 cfs | Normal43rd percentile · 96 yr record |
| Loramie Creeknear Birch Bark Canoe Livery | 73 cfs1.32 ft | 9.3 cfs | Above normal84th percentile · 106 yr record |
| Sandy Creeknear NTR Canoe Livery | 67 cfs1.33 ft | 51 cfs | Normal63rd percentile · 87 yr record |
| Little Miami Rivernear Whitewater Warehouse Inc | 67 cfs1.57 ft | 24 cfs | Above normal85th percentile · 74 yr record |
| Big Darby Creeknear Get Out Adventures | 61 cfs5.45 ft | 14 cfs | Above normal80th percentile · 34 yr record |
| Rocky Rivernear 41° North Coastal Adventures | 61 cfs5.30 ft | 36 cfs | Normal59th percentile · 103 yr record |
| Alum Creeknear Paddle & Roll | 57 cfs1.86 ft | 16 cfs | Normal74th percentile · 53 yr record |
| Cuyahoga Rivernear Burning River Adventures | 55 cfs1.50 ft | 94 cfs | Below normal25th percentile · 66 yr record |
| Kokosing Rivernear River Run Canoe Livery | 48 cfs2.46 ft | 38 cfs | Normal58th percentile · 73 yr record |
| East Branch Chagrin Rivernear Grand River Canoe Livery | 48 cfs3.23 ft | 83 cfs | Normal26th percentile · 101 yr record |
| Olentangy Rivernear Get Out Adventures | 45 cfs1.60 ft | 38 cfs | Normal52nd percentile · 71 yr record |
| Clear Creeknear Hocking Hills Adventures | 44 cfs1.19 ft | 19 cfs | Above normal89th percentile · 87 yr record |
| Tuscarawas Rivernear Canal Fulton Canoe Livery & Campground | 43 cfs4.93 ft | 48 cfs | No historical record |
| Bokengehalas Creeknear Birch Bark Canoe Livery | 38 cfs1.55 ft | 12 cfs | Much above normal95th percentile · 34 yr record |
| East Branch South Fork Sugar Creeknear NTR Canoe Livery | 34 cfs1.54 ft | 47 cfs | Normal35th percentile · 95 yr record |
| Mill Creeknear Scenic River Canoe Excursions | 30 cfs5.57 ft | 32 cfs | Normal44th percentile · 30 yr record |
| Hocking Rivernear Hocking Hills Adventures | 29 cfs4.99 ft | 11 cfs | Much above normal94th percentile · 70 yr record |
| Massies Creeknear Whitewater Warehouse Inc | 28 cfs2.37 ft | 7.8 cfs | Above normal83rd percentile · 74 yr record |
| Olentangy Rivernear Hughes Outdoors - Kayak & Paddle Board Rentals | 26 cfs1.58 ft | 23 cfs | Normal52nd percentile · 76 yr record |
| Wolf Creeknear Whitewater Warehouse Inc | 25 cfs1.23 ft | 10 cfs | Above normal78th percentile · 87 yr record |
| Tinkers Creeknear River Cruiser Kayaking | 24 cfs2.08 ft | 41 cfs | Below normal14th percentile · 63 yr record |
| Mill Creeknear Get Out Adventures | 23 cfs1.51 ft | 8.2 cfs | Above normal77th percentile · 83 yr record |
| Mill Creeknear Loveland Paddlesports | 23 cfs4.67 ft | 20 cfs | Normal54th percentile · 14 yr record |
| West Branch Huron Rivernear Lake Erie Adventure Company | 23 cfs5.76 ft | 27 cfs | Normal38th percentile · 76 yr record |
| Chippewa Creeknear Canal Fulton Canoe Livery & Campground | 23 cfs4.77 ft | 15 cfs | No historical record |
| Raccoon Creeknear Paddle & Roll | 22 cfs3.00 ft | 8.3 cfs | Above normal77th percentile · 19 yr record |
| Grand Rivernear Grand River Canoe Livery | 22 cfs1.54 ft | 108 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 52 yr record |
| Eagle Creeknear Burning River Adventures | 21 cfs3.92 ft | 21 cfs | Normal51st percentile · 100 yr record |
| North Fork Licking Rivernear Paddle & Roll | 21 cfs7.33 ft | 8.8 cfs | Above normal76th percentile · 87 yr record |
| Sevenmile Creeknear Whitewater Warehouse Inc | 20 cfs3.45 ft | 5.7 cfs | Above normal78th percentile · 54 yr record |
| West Branch Rocky Rivernear River Cruiser Kayaking | 19 cfs6.43 ft | 55 cfs | Normal27th percentile · 10 yr record |
| Blacklick Creeknear Paddle & Roll | 18 cfs5.06 ft | 3.4 cfs | No historical record |
| Tuscarawas Rivernear Cuyahoga Valley Adventures | 18 cfs3.01 ft | 8.9 cfs | Normal54th percentile · 9 yr record |
| Sugar Creeknear Ghoul Runnings Kayak Adventures | 17 cfs1.94 ft | 29 cfs | Below normal21st percentile · 28 yr record |
Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey, updated hourly. "Usually today" is the median for this calendar date over the gauge's full record. A gauge tells you how much water is moving, not whether a run is safe: check the class, the hazards, and a current local report before you put on.
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