About this river
Black Creek is a 3.4 mile stream near River Run Canoe Livery in Ohio. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Killbuck Creek at Killbuck OH (site 03139000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1931 to 2026
Black Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 649 cfs, and lowest in September, at 83 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 37,200 cfs, in 1969.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 332 | 143 to 757 | |
| February | 450 | 238 to 857 | |
| March | 649 | 400 to 1,200 | |
| April | 616 | 375 to 1,070 | |
| May | 377 | 228 to 690 | |
| June | 234 | 133 to 460 | |
| July | 140 | 84 to 260 | |
| August | 104 | 66 to 172 | |
| September | 83 | 56 to 136 | |
| October | 89 | 60 to 143 | |
| November | 137 | 90 to 254 | |
| December | 222 | 110 to 481 |
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 Killbuck Creek at Killbuck OH (site 03139000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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