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Around Whetstone Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Whetstone Creek is a 32.2 mile river near Hughes Outdoors - Kayak & Paddle Board Rentals in Ohio. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Whetstone Creek at Mt Gilead OH (site 03223425). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1997 to 2026
Whetstone Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 42 cfs, and lowest in September, at 2.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,920 cfs, in 2013.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 23 | 11 to 71 |
| February | 27 | 13 to 72 |
| March | 42 | 24 to 85 |
| April | 38 | 21 to 79 |
| May | 27 | 13 to 52 |
| June | 12 | 5.3 to 29 |
| July | 4.5 | 2.6 to 16 |
| August | 2.3 | 1.5 to 5.1 |
| September | 2.0 | 1.4 to 4.4 |
| October | 3.2 | 1.7 to 6.3 |
| November | 9.9 | 4.5 to 27 |
| December | 20 | 10 to 58 |
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 29 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Whetstone Creek at Mt Gilead OH (site 03223425). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Whetstone Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Mt. Gilead State ParkPublic
- Candlewood Lake - South dockPublic
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