About this river
Olentangy River is a 13.0 mile river near Get Out Adventures in Ohio. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Olentangy River near Worthington OH (site 03226800). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1956 to 2026
Olentangy River typically runs highest in March, at a median 529 cfs, and lowest in September, at 36 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,800 cfs, in 1959.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 260 | 109 to 826 | |
| February | 334 | 150 to 996 | |
| March | 529 | 249 to 1,490 | |
| April | 357 | 162 to 1,015 | |
| May | 258 | 138 to 754 | |
| June | 154 | 65 to 433 | |
| July | 76 | 38 to 242 | |
| August | 54 | 43 to 94 | |
| September | 36 | 23 to 76 | |
| October | 37 | 26 to 82 | |
| November | 145 | 66 to 384 | |
| December | 225 | 85 to 677 |
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 59 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Olentangy River near Worthington OH (site 03226800). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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