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Birch Bark Canoe Livery

Anderson Creek near Birch Bark Canoe Livery

Stream2.1 mi
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About this river

Anderson Creek is a 2.1 mile stream near Birch Bark Canoe Livery in Ohio. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Mad River near Urbana OH (site 03267000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1926 to 2026

Anderson Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 207 cfs, and lowest in October, at 77 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,740 cfs, in 1963.

Typical flow by month at Mad River near Urbana OH, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January12478 to 207
February15099 to 242
March198139 to 283
April207143 to 293
May178127 to 236
June145112 to 205
July12188 to 165
August9974 to 126
September8062 to 108
October7760 to 103
November8761 to 118
December10072 to 158

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 88 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mad River near Urbana OH (site 03267000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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