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Tuscarawas River near Massillon, OH

River61.5 mi
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Around Tuscarawas River

Dover Dam6.4 miAtwood Lake8.7 mi10 mi

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

About this river

Tuscarawas River is a 61.5 mile river near Trailhead Canoe Livery in Ohio. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Tuscarawas River below Dover Dam near Dover OH (site 03122500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1985 to 1991

Tuscarawas River typically runs highest in February, at a median 1,920 cfs, and lowest in September, at 386 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,740 cfs, in 1991.

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Typical flow by month at Tuscarawas River below Dover Dam near Dover OH, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1,220800 to 2,400
February1,920907 to 3,890
March1,5101,120 to 2,200
April1,4601,045 to 2,625
May853673 to 1,620
June756461 to 1,685
July648421 to 1,260
August426340 to 674
September386287 to 685
October477376 to 787
November1,300770 to 1,980
December1,400645 to 2,890

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 7 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Tuscarawas River below Dover Dam near Dover OH (site 03122500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Tuscarawas River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Gnadenhutten Village RampPublic
  • Boat ClubTuscarawas RiverPublic
  • Dover Boat and Ski ClubTuscarawas RiverPublic
  • Dover Canal ParkTuscarawas RiverPublic
  • Sippo Lake ParkPublic
  • Meyers Lake MarinaPublic
  • Portage Lakes State Park - C 6Public
  • Portage Lakes State Park - CGPublic

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