About this river
Hocking River is a 19.7 mile river near Hocking Hills Adventures in Ohio. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Hocking River at Lancaster OH (site 03156400). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1956 to 2026
Hocking River typically runs highest in March, at a median 48 cfs, and lowest in September, at 9.1 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,990 cfs, in 1968.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28 | 16 to 52 | |
| February | 39 | 25 to 68 | |
| March | 48 | 32 to 74 | |
| April | 42 | 29 to 76 | |
| May | 31 | 20 to 50 | |
| June | 20 | 14 to 36 | |
| July | 14 | 9.4 to 29 | |
| August | 10 | 6.8 to 20 | |
| September | 9.1 | 6.0 to 15 | |
| October | 9.7 | 6.4 to 14 | |
| November | 15 | 9.8 to 24 | |
| December | 23 | 14 to 43 |
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 23 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Hocking River at Lancaster OH (site 03156400). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Hocking River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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