About this river
Hocking River is an 18.3 mile river near Hocking Hills Canoe Livery in Ohio. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Hocking River at Athens OH (site 03159500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1916 to 2026
Hocking River typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,360 cfs, and lowest in September, at 113 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 31,200 cfs, in 1964.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 738 | 367 to 1,670 | |
| February | 1,070 | 572 to 2,030 | |
| March | 1,360 | 834 to 2,510 | |
| April | 1,205 | 765 to 2,150 | |
| May | 793 | 451 to 1,590 | |
| June | 391 | 221 to 834 | |
| July | 240 | 158 to 489 | |
| August | 167 | 106 to 312 | |
| September | 113 | 82 to 229 | |
| October | 116 | 85 to 216 | |
| November | 218 | 116 to 509 | |
| December | 495 | 239 to 1,180 |
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 110 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Hocking River at Athens OH (site 03159500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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