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West Branch Mahoning River near Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Stream20.9 mi
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Around West Branch Mahoning River

Michael J Kirwan Lake3.8 miBerlin Lake9.4 mi5 mi

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

About this river

West Branch Mahoning River is a 20.9 mile stream near Burning River Adventures in Ohio. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge West Branch Mahoning River at Wayland OH (site 03092460). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2010 to 2026

West Branch Mahoning River typically runs highest in April, at a median 109 cfs, and lowest in November, at 36 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 971 cfs, in 2011.

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Typical flow by month at West Branch Mahoning River at Wayland OH, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January10138 to 252
February5739 to 156
March4227 to 76
April10948 to 180
May9250 to 151
June10466 to 141
July10267 to 120
August7245 to 105
September7643 to 119
October4430 to 75
November3624 to 80
December4929 to 151

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 16 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for West Branch Mahoning River at Wayland OH (site 03092460). 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 West Branch Mahoning River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • West Branch State Park - West RampPublic
  • West Branch State Park - East RampPublic

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