About this river
Walnut Creek is an 11.1 mile river near SALT CREEK KAYAK ADVENTURES in Ohio. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Scioto River at Higby OH (site 03234500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1931 to 2026
Walnut Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 6,570 cfs, and lowest in September, at 828 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 127,000 cfs, in 1959.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3,460 | 1,650 to 8,770 | |
| February | 4,640 | 2,680 to 9,570 | |
| March | 6,570 | 3,640 to 13,000 | |
| April | 5,790 | 3,200 to 10,900 | |
| May | 3,570 | 2,180 to 7,950 | |
| June | 2,575 | 1,550 to 5,445 | |
| July | 1,720 | 1,120 to 3,190 | |
| August | 1,050 | 724 to 1,790 | |
| September | 828 | 556 to 1,370 | |
| October | 866 | 564 to 1,410 | |
| November | 1,410 | 787 to 2,945 | |
| December | 2,150 | 1,130 to 5,560 |
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 95 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Scioto River at Higby OH (site 03234500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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