About this river
Great Miami River is a 29.6 mile river near Birch Bark Canoe Livery in Ohio. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Great Miami River at Piqua OH (site 03262500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2012 to 2026
Great Miami River typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,040 cfs, and lowest in October, at 88 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 21,300 cfs, in 2014.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 598 | 320 to 1,580 | |
| February | 564 | 334 to 1,630 | |
| March | 1,040 | 573 to 2,250 | |
| April | 1,000 | 521 to 2,205 | |
| May | 601 | 382 to 1,340 | |
| June | 425 | 257 to 946 | |
| July | 266 | 150 to 719 | |
| August | 135 | 95 to 206 | |
| September | 90 | 65 to 144 | |
| October | 88 | 73 to 207 | |
| November | 199 | 92 to 600 | |
| December | 269 | 167 to 616 |
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 13 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Great Miami River at Piqua OH (site 03262500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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