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Around Sandusky River
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Sandusky River is a 62.1 mile river near Ghoul Runnings Kayak Adventures in Ohio. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sandusky River near Fremont OH (site 04198000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1924 to 2026
Sandusky River typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,070 cfs, and lowest in September, at 61 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 36,000 cfs, in 1978.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 509 | 190 to 1,600 |
| February | 640 | 320 to 2,000 |
| March | 1,070 | 536 to 2,840 |
| April | 839 | 422 to 2,200 |
| May | 523 | 281 to 1,240 |
| June | 331 | 146 to 790 |
| July | 150 | 67 to 401 |
| August | 85 | 49 to 183 |
| September | 61 | 34 to 139 |
| October | 62 | 39 to 138 |
| November | 150 | 67 to 427 |
| December | 350 | 120 to 1,020 |
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 99 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sandusky River near Fremont OH (site 04198000). 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 Sandusky River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Upper Sandusky ReservoirPublic
- Bucyrus Reservoir No. 1 / Robert Clark Neff ReservoirPublic
- Paul R. Outhwaite ReservoirPublic
- Katies Bel-MarPublic
- Beaver Creek ReservoirPublic
- Bellevue ReservoirPublic
- Wolf Creek Park / Canoe LaunchPublic
- Raccoon Creek ReservoirPublic
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