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Deer Creek near Powell, OH

River50.5 mi
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Around Deer Creek

Deer Creek Lake12.1 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Deer Creek is a 50.5 mile river near Get Out Adventures in Ohio. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Deer Creek at Mount Sterling OH (site 03230800). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1967 to 2026

Deer Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 246 cfs, and lowest in September, at 22 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,200 cfs, in 2004.

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Typical flow by month at Deer Creek at Mount Sterling OH, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January17083 to 348
February199104 to 351
March246154 to 490
April209129 to 358
May172104 to 346
June12371 to 257
July5532 to 128
August3119 to 58
September2211 to 41
October2613 to 67
November5935 to 135
December13353 to 290

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 46 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Deer Creek at Mount Sterling OH (site 03230800). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Deer Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Deer Creek State Park - West RampPublic
  • Deer Creek State Park - East Ramp (Harding Cabin)Public
  • Madison Lake State ParkPublic
  • Choctaw LakePublic

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