About this river
Portage River is a 25.6 mile river near Ghoul Runnings Kayak Adventures in Ohio. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Portage River at Woodville OH (site 04195500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1928 to 2026
Portage River typically runs highest in March, at a median 352 cfs, and lowest in September, at 16 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 12,600 cfs, in 2008.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 120 | 43 to 399 | |
| February | 156 | 60 to 520 | |
| March | 352 | 165 to 870 | |
| April | 283 | 144 to 662 | |
| May | 167 | 80 to 425 | |
| June | 86 | 40 to 247 | |
| July | 36 | 16 to 110 | |
| August | 17 | 9.3 to 45 | |
| September | 16 | 8.6 to 38 | |
| October | 17 | 9.4 to 44 | |
| November | 37 | 17 to 108 | |
| December | 80 | 30 to 283 |
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 94 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Portage River at Woodville OH (site 04195500). 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 Portage River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Memory MarinaPublic
- Riverfront MarinaPublic
- Muddy Creek Bait & TacklePublic
- Little Portage Wildlife AreaLittle Portage RiverPublic
- Erie Island Resort & MarinaPublic
- Chets PlacePortage RiverPublic
- Johnnie Camp & MarinaPublic
- EBs PlacePublic
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