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River Levels

Ohio river levels

Live streamflow for 78 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.

RiverFlowUsually todayVs normal
Ohio Rivernear Scenic River Canoe Excursions247,000 cfs40.30 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Scioto Rivernear SALT CREEK KAYAK ADVENTURES20,300 cfs10.13 ft1,040 cfsMuch above normal95th percentile · 95 yr record
Great Miami Rivernear Loveland Paddlesports13,400 cfs66.44 ft923 cfsMuch above normal95th percentile · 99 yr record
Great Miami Rivernear Whitewater Warehouse Inc11,800 cfs6.54 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Hocking Rivernear Hocking Hills Canoe Livery6,390 cfs14.41 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Stillwater Rivernear Whitewater Warehouse Inc5,760 cfs27.84 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Scioto Rivernear Get Out Adventures5,180 cfs8.04 ft84 cfsMuch above normal95th percentile · 105 yr record
Olentangy Rivernear Hughes Outdoors - Kayak & Paddle Board Rentals3,480 cfs7.25 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Scioto Rivernear Hughes Outdoors - Kayak & Paddle Board Rentals3,240 cfs8.32 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Great Miami Rivernear Birch Bark Canoe Livery2,950 cfs4.72 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Olentangy Rivernear Get Out Adventures2,660 cfs5.27 ft57 cfsMuch above normal95th percentile · 70 yr record
Tuscarawas Rivernear NTR Canoe Livery2,600 cfs2.83 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Sandusky Rivernear Ghoul Runnings Kayak Adventures1,290 cfs2.33 ft92 cfsMuch above normal95th percentile · 102 yr record
Big Walnut Creeknear Paddle & Roll1,270 cfs4.22 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Alum Creeknear Hughes Outdoors - Kayak & Paddle Board Rentals1,240 cfs6.15 ft3.6 cfsMuch above normal95th percentile · 52 yr record
Mad Rivernear Whitewater Warehouse Inc997 cfs4.00 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Little Miami Rivernear Loveland Paddlesports862 cfs5.92 ft240 cfsAbove normal86th percentile · 110 yr record
Alum Creeknear Paddle & Roll717 cfs3.67 ft12 cfsMuch above normal95th percentile · 52 yr record
Mad Rivernear Birch Bark Canoe Livery673 cfs4.02 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Sandy Creeknear NTR Canoe Livery615 cfs3.06 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Loramie Creeknear Birch Bark Canoe Livery606 cfs4.83 ftNot recordedNo historical record
North Fork Paint Creeknear SALT CREEK KAYAK ADVENTURES606 cfs6.25 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Bokengehalas Creeknear Birch Bark Canoe Livery535 cfs4.39 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Big Darby Creeknear Get Out Adventures431 cfs7.22 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Cuyahoga Rivernear River Cruiser Kayaking383 cfs2.71 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Conotton Creeknear NTR Canoe Livery364 cfs9.94 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Mahoning Rivernear Burning River Adventures360 cfs2.60 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Tuscarawas Rivernear Trailhead Canoe Livery351 cfs9.13 ft140 cfsAbove normal86th percentile · 88 yr record
Paint Creeknear SALT CREEK KAYAK ADVENTURES324 cfs2.32 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Twin Creeknear Whitewater Warehouse Inc311 cfs2.87 ft23 cfsMuch above normal95th percentile · 105 yr record
South Fork Licking Rivernear Paddle & Roll310 cfs5.71 ft3.8 cfsAbove normal90th percentile · 18 yr record
Anderson Creeknear Birch Bark Canoe Livery308 cfs3.60 ft94 cfsMuch above normal95th percentile · 100 yr record
Cuyahoga Rivernear Cuyahoga Valley Adventures278 cfs2.83 ft141 cfsAbove normal81st percentile · 103 yr record
Blacklick Creeknear Paddle & Roll235 cfs6.29 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Clear Fork Licking Rivernear Paddle & Roll231 cfs0.58 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Killbuck Creeknear River Run Canoe Livery205 cfs7.58 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Kokosing Rivernear River Run Canoe Livery205 cfs3.31 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Mill Creeknear Get Out Adventures196 cfs2.81 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Sugar Creeknear Ghoul Runnings Kayak Adventures186 cfs2.68 ft30 cfsAbove normal79th percentile · 28 yr record
Raccoon Creeknear Paddle & Roll166 cfs4.03 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Clear Creeknear Hocking Hills Adventures159 cfs1.84 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Little Miami Rivernear Whitewater Warehouse Inc142 cfs2.03 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Portage Rivernear Ghoul Runnings Kayak Adventures131 cfs2.61 ftNot recordedNo historical record
East Branch South Fork Sugar Creeknear NTR Canoe Livery124 cfs2.29 ft54 cfsAbove normal77th percentile · 94 yr record
East Fork Little Miami Rivernear Scenic River Canoe Excursions124 cfs1.44 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Tuscarawas Rivernear Canal Fulton Canoe Livery & Campground121 cfs5.74 ft85 cfsNo historical record
Mill Creeknear Scenic River Canoe Excursions120 cfs5.92 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Nimishillen Creeknear Trailhead Canoe Livery119 cfs4.02 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Grand Rivernear Grand River Canoe Livery111 cfs2.10 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Hocking Rivernear Hocking Hills Adventures92 cfs5.55 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Conneaut Creeknear Harbor Yak88 cfs1.91 ft18 cfsAbove normal84th percentile · 104 yr record
North Fork Licking Rivernear Paddle & Roll87 cfs7.71 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Cuyahoga Rivernear Burning River Adventures85 cfs1.82 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Tinkers Creeknear River Cruiser Kayaking84 cfs2.57 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Rocky Rivernear 41° North Coastal Adventures81 cfs5.56 ftNot recordedNo historical record
West Branch Huron Rivernear Lake Erie Adventure Company72 cfs6.22 ftNot recordedNo historical record
East Branch Chagrin Rivernear Grand River Canoe Livery68 cfs3.39 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Big Walnut Creeknear Hughes Outdoors - Kayak & Paddle Board Rentals62 cfs5.21 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Wolf Creeknear Whitewater Warehouse Inc51 cfs1.54 ftNot recordedNo historical record
Chippewa Creeknear Canal Fulton Canoe Livery & Campground51 cfs5.17 ftNot recordedNo historical 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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