With the Flow Ohio tracks trends in your watershed, posting monthly updates from USGS WaterWatch Current Streamflow and Ohio EPA Division of Drinking and Ground Waters.

Flows:

WTOH logs a snapshot of the volume of water flowing through the state’s rivers and tributaries, as per USGS Waterwatch current streamflow monitoring stations. The report captures your watershed flows from headwaters to outlet as of the date indicated.

Rivers, creeks flowing much above normal or high (in the top 10% of flow volume recorded for that system) are shown in boldface;
flows that have breached action stage appear in red,
flows in flood stage appear in boldface red type.
Ice-affected flows are shown in italics.

Flow volume can change rapidly during snowmelt and rain events. All readings are posted as they appear as of our monthly update. Check your local upstream station flow levels at the USGS WaterWatch Current Streamflow site and sign up for high flow alerts. Streamflow data is subject to review as sensors at the monitoring stations do malfunction from time to time.

Groundwater Monitoring

Source data from USGS Groundwater Watch test wells is no longer available. The groundwater monitoring system is expected to be updated and back on line in the future. WTOH will resume reporting groundwater levels as soon as the data is flowing again.

Ohio Department of Natural Resources has launched a new groundwater vulnerability map, with a higher number indicating an area that may absorb and transport contaminants into the groundwater more readily.

WTOH is updating this report to reflect the groundwater vulnerability ratings in the watershed regions, look for this information under Groundwater Monitoring headings through the report.

Hazardous Algae Blooms (HABs) Beach Alerts

Hazardous Algae Bloom is the common term for cyanobacteria. HABs present in different forms, from what appears as grass clippings to spilled paint, growing in lakes and ponds, increasingly common as the water temperature increases and nutrients are in excess. HABs are capable of producing toxins dangerous to humans and pets. The toxins can be present in the water when the bloom itself is no longer visible; samples tested for the presence of toxins may lead to public health advisory or beaches being posted with warnings. Avoid contact with HABs.

Bacterial Contamination Alerts - High levels of e.coli are associated with intestinal illness. Ohio Department of Natural Resources, County Health monitor e.coli contamination on public beaches, posting alerts when the levels are above the safe threshold. While the advisory is posted, the beach remains open, however the public is advised to stay out of the water.

Active advisories/ongoing alerts from the BeachGuard site are reported here by watershed area, listing the water body impacted, including bacterial contamination and algal toxin sample test results and location details. The regular beach monitoring season for 2022 has now ended. WTOH will continue to report ongoing alerts with permission from Ohio BeachGuard, maintained by Ohio Department of Health.

If you see a toxic algae bloom, fill out the report on Ohio EPA found here: https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/ac459f1f0b344bfa93c0486b028fbba6

Email reports to HABmailbox@epa.ohio.gov

As of November 30, 2022:

SpillsSpills, fish kills, rainbow sheen and accidental releases of contaminants in the state of Ohio are reported here weekly by watershed, as per the data source, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Response. Users of this data should be aware that inconsistencies and inaccuracies may exist if these data are compared to data from other time periods due to changes in methods of data collection and mapping. This report includes spills of:

40 gallons or more of petroleum product
toxic chemical materials, corrosives spills of any amount
all reports impacting water bodies

Spills marked with asterisk are followed up with Ohio EPA authorities for additional information on the clean-up and recovery, including notices of violation and charges under State environmental statutes, federal charges under the Clean Water Act. See Ohio CrimeBox for more information on criminal prosecutions under the CWA. For the week of Nov 28^st – Dec 4^th , 2022 – No spills records have been posted Impaired Water Bodies EPA 303d listAs per the Clean Water Act, federal EPA requires all states update a list of impaired water bodies, (the 303d list) every two years; providing a period for public comments before presenting the new draft list to the EPA. The final 303d list is published as approved by EPA Region 5 roughly every two years.Impaired water bodies are defined as with contaminants measured above threshold levels set by the EPA Clean Water Act, or where the desired use is impaired. Refer to the Impaired Water Body list for Ohio on WaterToday Ohio

Southern Lake Erie Watersheds

1a Grand River WatershedFlows: capturing runoff from parts of Ashtabula, Lake, Geauga, Portage, Trumbull Counties

Grand River drains 685 sq miles in Lake County; the flow near Painesville is normal, 91.06% above mean at 1390 cfs and 4.30 ft deep (flood stage 12.5 ft) 5.3°C and 249 µS/cm (update 11/29/22)

Hazardous Algae Bloom (HABs) Beach Alerts (0 active)Spills (0)

No spills records posted for the week of Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2022

1b Ashtabula River - Chagrin River WatershedFlows: catching parts of Ashtabula, Lake, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Portage Counties

Conneaut Creek drains an area of 175 sq miles in Ashtabula County; at Conneaut station, the flow is above normal, 167.67% above mean at 706 cfs and 3.51 ft deep; 5.2°C (updated 11/29/22)
Chagrin River drains an area of 246 sq miles of Lake County into Lake Erie. Flow at Willoughby station, normal, 75.30% above mean at 359 cfs and 3.81 ft deep (flood stage 12 ft) (updated 11/29/22)
Unnamed tributary to Chagrin River drains 7.69 sq miles of Cuyahoga County. The flow
at Pepper Pike is unrated, -- cfs and 6.34ft deep;
at Mayfield Village is unrated, --% above mean at -- cfs and 0.74 ft deep; (updated 11/29/22)
Euclid Creek drains an area of 5.13 sq miles in Cuyahoga County. The flow
- at South Euclid is unrated, -- cfs and 0.63 ft deep;
- at Cleveland is unrated, 57.89% above mean at 23.4 cfs and 2.36 ft deep (updated 11/29/22)
East Branch at Euclid Creek drains 7.11 sq miles in Cuyahoga County. The flow at Richmond Heights is unrated, --% above mean at -- cfs and 1.46 ft deep (updated 11/29/22)

Hazardous Algae Bloom (HABs) Beach Alerts (0 active)Spills (0)

No spills records posted for the week of Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2022

1c Cuyahoga River WatershedFlows: parts of Cuyahoga, Summit, Portage, Geauga, Medina Counties

Cuyahoga River drains an area of 788 sq miles in Ohio. With its headwaters in Geauga County, Cuyahoga takes a loop south into Portage and then hooks back north through Summit, passing through Cuyahoga County to discharge into Lake Erie.
At Hiram Rapids, the nearest monitoring station to the headwaters in Geauga County, the flow is normal: 59.38% above mean at 146 cfs and 2.12 ft deep (flood stage 7ft);
at Old Portage, flow is normal, 64.71% above mean at 270 cfs and 3.00feet deep (flood at 10.5ft);
at Jaite station is unrated, 82.58% above mean at 443 cfs and 2.98 ft deep, 10.4°C;
at Independence station, flowing normal, 69.75% above mean at 605 cfs and 3.55 ft deep, (flood at 17 ft), 7.0°C and 848 µS/cm;
at the Newburgh Heights station nearest the outlet in Cuyahoga County flow is below normal: 47.38% above mean at 696 cfs; 9.3° (updated 11/29/22)
West Creek drains an area of 9.23 sq miles in Cuyahoga County. The flow
at Pleasant Valley Rd near Parma is unrated, --% above mean at -- cfs and 9.12 ft deep (8.85 ft is minimum operating limit);
at Ridgewood Road, Parma is unrated, flowing --% above mean at --cfs and 4.72 ft deep (flood stage 10ft);
at Brooklyn Heights (nearest to the outlet) is unrated, 108.70% above mean at -- cfs and 4.82 ft deep. (updated 11/29/22)
Mill Creek gathers runoff and drains 12.9 sq miles in the Cuyahoga River watershed; the flow
at Garfield Heights is unrated, 56% above mean and 10.0 cfs and 0.87 ft deep;
at Garfield Parkway flow is unrated, 77.19% above mean at 8.73 cfs and 1.56 ft deep (flood stage 7.5 ft) (updated 11/29/22)
Big Creek drains an area of 35.3 sq miles in Cuyahoga County. The flow at Cleveland is unrated, 68% above mean at 8.43 cfs and 2.53 ft deep. (updated 11/29/22)
East Branch Big Creek collects flow from 19.2 sq miles in Cuyahoga County. The flow at Brooklyn is unrated, 32% above mean at 12.9 cfs and 2.17 ft deep. (updated 11/29/22)
Brandywine Creek drains an area of 16.4 sq miles in Summit County. The flow near Macedonia is unrated, 79.39% above mean at 8.32 cfs and 3.16ft deep, (flood stage is 13 ft). (updated 11/29/22)
Indian Creek drains an area of 4.49 sq miles in Cuyahoga County. The flow at Macedonia is unrated, 50.31% above mean at 1.62 cfs and 1.16 ft deep (flood stage 9.5ft) (updated11/29/22)
Tinkers Creek drains an area of 83.9 sq miles of Cuyahoga County, flow at Bedford is normal, 53.55% above mean at 92.1 cfs and 2.62 ft deep (flood at 9.5 ft). (updated 11/29/22)
Chippewa Creek drains an area of 17.5 sq miles Cuyahoga County before joining the Cuyahoga River. The flow near Brecksville is unrated, --% above mean at -- cfs and 2.71 ft deep (updated 11/29/22)
Doan Brook drains an area of 8.2 sq miles in Cuyahoga County. The flow at MLK Jr. Dr Cleveland is unrated, -- cfs and 1.90 ft deep. (updated 11/29/22)

Hazardous Algae Bloom (HABs) Beach Alerts (0 active)Spills (0)

No spills records posted for the week of Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2022

1d Black River - Rocky River WatershedFlows: runs off parts of Lorain, Ashland, Huron, Cuyahoga, Medina Counties

Black River drains an area of 396 sq miles of Lorain County into Lake Erie. Flow at Elyria is normal, 16.51% above mean flow, 63.4 cfs and 1.31 ft deep. (flood stage 9.5 ft) 6.4°C. Specific conductance 677 µS/cm. (updated 11/29/22)
Rocky River drains an area of 267 sq miles of Cuyahoga County into Lake Erie. Flow at Berea is normal, 34.58% above mean at 135 cfs and 5.41 ft deep, (flood stage 14 ft), 6.8ºC. (updated 11/29/22)
East Branch Rocky River drains an area of 60.3 sq miles in Cuyahoga County. The flow near Strongsville is --% above mean and -- cfs and 2.43 ft deep. (update 11/29/22)
Plum Creek drains 15.7 sq miles in Cuyahoga County. The flow near Olmstead Falls is unrated, 145.89% above mean, 11 cfs and 1.89 ft deep (flood at 8ft). (updated 11/29/22)
Abram Creek drains an area of 8.12 sq miles in Cuyahoga County. The flow
at Kolthoff Dr./Brook Park is unrated, --% above mean at --cfs and, 0.56 ft;
at Brook Park is not rated, 1.78 ft deep (min operating limit .19ft) (updated 11/29/22)
Baldwin Creek drains an area of 8.9 sq miles in Cuyahoga County. The flow at Strongsville is unrated, --% above mean at --cfs and 2.43 ft deep. (updated 11/29/22)

Hazardous Algae Bloom (HABs) Beach Alerts (0 active)Spills (0)

No spills records posted for the week of Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2022

2 Western Lake Erie Watersheds <

2a Huron River/Vermillion River Flows: parts of Erie, Huron, Lorain Counties

Vermillion River drains an area of 262 sq miles of Lorain County into Lake Erie just east of Sandusky Bay. Flow at the Vermillion monitoring station is below normal, 9.74% above mean, at 25.3 cfs and 2.22 ft deep (flood stage 9ft); (updated 11/29/22)
Huron River drains an area of 371 sq miles of Huron County into Lake Erie east of Sandusky Bay. Flow at the Milan station is normal, 23.42% above mean at 76.1 cfs and 6.41 ft deep, (flood stage is 18 ft). -- °C, -- µS/cm (updated 11/29/22)
Old Woman Creek drains 22.1 sq miles in Erie County. At Berlin Rd near Huron, is much below normal, 2.08% above mean, 0.78 cfs and 1.83 ft deep (updated 11/29/22)

Hazardous Algae Bloom (HABs) Beach Alerts (0 active)Spills (0)

No spills records posted for the week of Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2022

2b Sandusky River WatershedFlows: parts of Sandusky, Seneca, Wyandot, Crawford (4 Main) also parts of Erie, Ottawa, Wood, Huron, Hancock, Hardin, Marion, and Richland counties

Sandusky River drains an area of 1251 sq miles in Crawford and Wyandot Counties. The flow
near Bucyrus in Crawford County is normal, 60.47% above mean at 63.2 cfs and 1.34 ft deep (floods at 8.5 ft);
near Upper Sandusky normal flow, 31.11% above mean at 79.5 cfs and 1.58 ft deep (flood at 13 ft);
at Fremont, normal, 11.68% above mean at 128 cfs and 1.15 ft deep (floods at 10ft); (11/29/22)
Honey Creek drains an area of 149 sq miles of Seneca County into Sandusky River. The flow at Melmore in Seneca County is below normal, 2.30% above mean, 4.83 cfs and 2.04 ft deep. (11/29/22)
Rock Creek drains an area of 34.6 sq miles in Seneca County into Sandusky River. The flow
at Republic is unrated, 0.00% above mean at 0.00 cfs and 3.12ft deep;
at Tiffin is much below normal, 0.78% above mean at 0.37 cfs and 3.70 ft deep (updated 11/29/22)
Tymochtee Creek drains an area of 229 sq miles in Wyandot County into Sandusky River. The flow at Crawford is below normal, 0.74% above mean at 2.02 cfs and 2.07 ft deep (flood stage 8.5 ft). (updated 11/29/22)

Hazardous Algae Blooms (HABs)Beach Alerts (0) Spills (0)

No spills records posted for the week of Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2022

2c Blanchard River WatershedFlows: drains parts of Hardin, Hancock, Putnam, Seneca, Allen, Wyandot Counties

Blanchard River drains 756 sq miles of Hancock and Putnam Counties into Auglaize River and on to Lake Erie. The flow measured
nearest the headwaters below Mt. Blanchard is unrated, 2.95% above mean at 5.43 cfs and 3.02 ft deep (flood at 14 ft);
above Findlay is 3.34% above mean at 1.21 cfs and 1.14 ft deep;
near Findlay is below normal, 5.72% above the mean, 17.0 cfs and 0.93 ft deep.
at Gilboa in Putnam County is unrated, 11.45% above mean at 63.1 cfs and 4.29 ft deep;
at Ottawa in Putnam County is unrated, 20.66% above mean at 111 cfs and 5.86 ft deep;
near Dupont is unrated, flow volume sensor is malfunctioning,12.93 ft deep (updated 11/29/22)
Lye Creek drains an area of 18.8 sq miles. The flow above Findlay is unrated, 3.34% above mean at 1.21 cfs and 1.14 ft deep (flood stage is 6ft). (11/29/22)
Eagle Creek drains an area of 51 sq miles in Hancock County. Flow above Findlay is unrated, 2.92% above mean at 2.17 cfs and 2.97 ft deep (flood stage is 9ft) 6.2°C and 1970 µ/cm (updated 11/29/22)
Riley Creek drains an area of 70.3 sq miles in Putnam County. The flow below Pandora is 8.97% above the mean, 11.4 cfs and 3.52 ft deep. (updated 11/29/22)

Hazardous Algae Bloom (HABs) Beach Alert (0 active)Spills (0)

No spills records posted for the week of Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2022

2d Cedar River-Portage River WatershedFlows: catches parts of Hancock, Wood, Seneca, Sandusky, Ottawa Counties

Portage River drains an area of 494 sq miles of at Sandusky County. The flow
at Woodville is normal, 27.92% above mean, 94.6 cfs and 2.51 ft deep (flood stage 9ft) 5.3°C;
near Elmore the flow is unrated, 15.55% above mean at 96.0 cfs and 2.43 ft deep (flood stage 12 ft) (updated 11/29/22)

Hazardous Algae Bloom (HABs)Beach Alert (1 active) Lake Erie – Camp Perry (Ottawa County)Bacterial Contamination Advisory issued Aug 31, 8 am ongoing91 days for high bacteria level, as of Nov 30Monitoring by Ottawa County Community Health 1 time per week Sampling test results: (latest test results posted as of Nov 30)

Sep 1 E-coli 613.1 cfu/100ml (Colilert-18 hr, 2000 IDEXX)
Aug 31 E-coli 2419.6 cfu/100ml (Colilert-18 hr, 2000 IDEXX)
Aug 30 coli 272.3 cfu/100ml (Colilert-18 hr, 2000 IDEXX)
Aug 29 E-coli 2 cfu/100ml (Colilert-18 hr, 2000 IDEXX)
Aug 25 coli 488.4 cfu/100ml (Colilert-18 hr, 2000 IDEXX)

Location: 41.547314/-83.013733 Spills (0)

No spills records posted for the week of Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2022

2e Auglaize River WatershedFlows: washes parts of Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Lucas, Paulding, Williams, Wood and Allen Counties

Auglaize River drains an area of 2318 sq miles into Maumee River, where it empties into the western part of Lake Erie. The flow station
closest to headwaters is at Kossuth in Allen County. Flow here is unrated, 53.90%, 56.6 cfs and 5.11 ft deep;
near Fort Jennings station is normal, 13.23% above mean at 42.9 cfs and 2.06 ft deep (flood stage 13 ft);
near Dupont is unrated, 5.66 ft deep;
near Defiance is normal, 74.95% above mean, 1360 cfs and 7.10 ft deep (flood stage 21 ft) (updated 11/29/22)
Little Flat Rock Creek drains an area of 15.2 sq miles in Paulding County into Auglaize The flow near Junction is unrated, 22.13% above mean, 3.68 cfs and, 2.51 ft deep. (updated 11/29/22)
Little Auglaize River drains an area of 401 sq miles in Paulding County into Auglaize The flow at Melrose is unrated, 22.19% above mean at 62.0 cfs and 13.17 ft deep. (updated 11/29/22)

Hazardous Algae Bloom (HABs) Beach Alert (0 active)Spills (0)

No spills records posted for the week of Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2022

2f - Lower Maumee River WatershedFlows: streams from parts of Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Lucas, Paulding, Williams, Wood Counties

Maumee River drains an area of 6330 sq miles of Ohio State. The lower portion flow at Waterville flow is normal, 55.05% above mean, 2700 cfs and, 3.16 ft deep; 5.9C and 676 µ/cm. (flood stage 11 ft) (updated 11/29/22)
Ottawa River drains an area of 350 sq miles in Lucas County directly into western Lake Erie. The flow
near Lima is unrated, 5.29% above mean, 2.24 cfs and, 10.84 ft deep;
near Kalida is unrated, 34.31% above mean at 47.6 cfs and 4.14ft deep (flood stage 19 ft);
University of Toledo at Toledo, flow is normal, 16.83% above mean, 29.2 cfs and 2.86 ft deep (flood stage 14.5 ft) (update 11/29/22)
Wolf Creek drains an area of 24.8 sq miles in Lucas County. The flow at Holland is unrated, 67.09% above mean at 14.7 cfs and 1.79 ft deep (flood stage 13 ft). (updated 11/29/22)
West Creek drains an area of 15.5 sq miles of Henry County before joining the Maumee River. Flow near Hamler is 35.20% above mean at 5.60 cfs and 3.27 ft deep. (updated 11/29/22)
South Turkeyfoot Creek drains an area of 116 sq miles of Henry County before joining the Maumee River. Flow at Shunk is unrated, 125.53% above mean at 116 cfs and 2.53 ft deep. (updated11/29/22)

Hazardous Algae Bloom (HABs)Beach Alert (0 active) Spills (0)

No spills records posted for the week of Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2022

2g Upper Wabash River WatershedFlows: from parts of Mercer, Darke CountiesThe headwaters of the Wabash River are in Ohio, however, USGS does not monitor flows on this system in the state of Ohio. Spills and weather incidents in this area will be noted as they occur, the residue flows west out of state.Hazardous Algae Bloom (HABs) Beach Alert (0 active)Spills (0)

No spills records posted for the week of Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2022

2h St. Mary’s River WatershedFlows from Mercer, Van Wert, Auglaize

Mary’s River drains an area of 386 sq miles in Mercer and Van Wert Counties. From the headwaters in Mercer County, St. Mary’s flows west into Indiana into the Maumee River, which crosses back into Ohio and empties into Lake Erie. The flow
at Rockford is unrated, 9.35% above mean, 36.3 cfs and 1.54 ft deep (flood stage 13 ft);
at Walcot Street at Willshire is unrated, 7.88% above mean at 32.0 cfs and 2.87 ft deep. (updated 11/29/22)

Hazardous Algae Bloom (HABs)Beach Alert (4 active)Grand Lake – St. Marys Camp (Auglaize County)Recreational Public Health Advisory issued Aug 17, 5:02 am for Algal bloom/Toxin, 105 days as of Nov 30 Monitoring: Hazardous algae blooms Ohio Department of Natural Resources, as needed Sampling test results: (latest lab results posted as of Nov 30)

Aug 28 microcystin 23.9 µS/l (ADDA -ELISA)
Aug 21 microcystin 3.8 µS/l (ADDA -ELISA)
Aug 14 microcystin 19 µS/l (ADDA -ELISA)
Jul 20 microcystin 5.4 µS/l (ADDA -ELISA)

Location: 40.544998/-84.440422 Grand Lake – Windy Point (Auglaize County)Recreational Public Health Advisory issued Aug 17, 5:05 am for Algal bloom/Toxin, ongoing 105 days as of Nov 30Monitoring: Hazardous algae blooms Ohio Department of Natural Resources, as needed Sampling test results: (latest lab results posted as of Nov 30)

Aug 28 microcystin 19.1 µS/l (ADDA -ELISA)
Aug 21 microcystin 4.9 µS/l (ADDA -ELISA)
Aug 14 microcystin 20.4 µS/l (ADDA -ELISA)
Jul 20 microcystin 4.1 µS/l (ADDA -ELISA)

Location: 40.50946/-84.541168 Grand Lake – St. Marys Main East (Auglaize County)Recreational Public Health Advisory issued Aug 17, 5:03 am ongoing 105 days for Algal bloom/Toxin as of Nov 30Monitoring: Hazardous algae blooms Ohio Department of Natural Resources, as needed Sampling test results: (latest test results posted as of Nov 30)

Aug 28 microcystin 25 µS/l (ADDA -ELISA)
Aug 21 microcystin 3.7 µS/l (ADDA -ELISA)
Aug 14 microcystin 19.7 µS/l (ADDA -ELISA)
Jul 20 microcystin 6 µS/l (ADDA -ELISA)

Location: 40.541672/-84.421951 Grand Lake – St. Marys Main West (Auglaize County)Bacterial Contamination Advisory issued Aug 16, 8:22 am ongoing106 days for high bacteria level, as of Nov 30Monitoring by Ohio DNR once every two weeks Sampling test results: (latest lab results posted as of Nov 30)

Aug 28 coli 25.5 cfu/100ml (method not specified)
Aug 14 E-coli 410.6 cfu/100ml (method not specified)
Jul 31 coli 7.4 cfu/100ml (method not specified)

Sampling test results for algal toxin: (latest lab results posted as of Oct 30)

Aug 28 microcystin 6.7 µS/l (ADDA -ELISA)
Aug 21 microcystin .3 µS/l (ADDA -ELISA)
Aug 14 microcystin 6.9 µS/l (ADDA -ELISA)
Jul 20 microcystin 1.3 µS/l (ADDA -ELISA)

Location: 40.542671/-84.426231 Spills (0)

No spills records posted for the week of Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2022

2i Upper Maumee River WatershedFlows: parts of Paulding and Defiance Counties

Maumee River drains an area of 2129 sq miles of Paulding County. The flow
at Antwerp in Paulding County is normal, 88.90% above mean at 1050 cfs and 7.77 ft deep;
near Defiance flow is normal, 57.15% above mean and 2580 cfs and up to 2.59 ft deep (flood at 14 ft), --°C (flood stage 14 ft)(updated 11/29/22)
Platter Creek drains an area of 19.5 sq miles of Defiance County into Maumee River. Flow near Sherwood is unrated, 69.89% above mean at 3.89 cfs and 1.64 ft deep. (updated 11/29/22)

Hazardous Algae Bloom (HABs)Beach Alert (0 active) Spills (0)

No spills records posted for the week of Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2022

2j Tiffin RiverFlows: wetting parts of Williams, Defiance Counties

Tiffin River starts drains an area of 563 sq miles in Williams and Defiance Counties. Tiffin flows south and gathers in runoff from Defiance County before joining the Maumee River. The flow monitoring station nearest the headwaters is located
at Stryker in Williams County: normal, 43.57% above mean, 145 cfs and 4.93 ft deep (flood stage 11 ft)
near Evansport, flow is 38.17% above mean at 228 cfs and 11.69 ft deep. (updated 11/29/22)
Bean Creek drains an area of 206 sq miles in Fulton County. The flow at Powers is normal, 36.31% above mean at 59.8 cfs and 8.30 ft deep. (flood stage 15 ft) (updated 11/29/22)
Unnamed tributary to Lost Creek drains an area of 4.23 sq miles in Defiance County. The flow near Farmer is normal 5.66% above mean at 0.63 cfs and 1.50 ft deep (updated 11/29/22)

Hazardous Algae Bloom (HABs) Beach Alert (0 active)Spills (0)

No spills records posted for the week of Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2022

2k St. Joseph RiverFlows: Williams, Defiance, Lucas

Joseph River drains an area of 610 sq miles in Defiance County. The flow at Newville is normal, 48.84% above mean, 261 cfs and 5.30 ft deep (flood stage 12 ft) (updated 11/29/22)

Hazardous Algae Bloom (HABs) Beach Alert (0 active)Spills (0 new)

No spills records posted for the week of Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2022

3 Ohio River Tributaries

3a Shenango River WatershedThe paddle-popular Shenango River system originates in Pennsylvania’s Shenango Valley. The river flows in and out of northeast Ohio, winding its way through west PA on its way down to meet the Ohio River. “The Shenango River Watchers is a 501(c)(3)non-profit watershed group formed to restore and protect the environmental, scenic, and recreational attributes of the Shenango River Watershed”, mission statement of the award winning group that organizes clean-up events and an annual Thanksgiving Day 5k Gobble Wobble, taking off from Hermitage, PA. The group has information resources for paddlers on their website www.shenangoriverwatchers.org.Flows: caught from parts of Ashtabula, Trumbull, MahoningUSGS does not have river monitors placed on the Shenango River on the Ohio side of the border, but the following systems flowing into the Shenango River are monitored:

Pymatuning Creek drains an area of 96.7 sq miles in Trumbull County to join the Shenango River across the state line in Pennsylvania. The flow at Kinsman in Trumbull County is 6.35 ft deep, 5°C (11/29/22)
Shenango River (upper) drains an area of 584 sq miles including parts of Trumbull County in Ohio. The river flows on the PA side of the border, flow
at Pyamatuning Dam is normal, 110.69% above mean, 278 cfs and 5.23 ft deep;
at Sharpsville is normal, 108.50% above mean, 947 cfs and, 3.56 ft deep (flood stage 6.8ft). The water is 4.7° (11/29/22).

Hazardous Algae Bloom (HABs) Beach Alerts (0 active)Spills (0)

No spills records posted for the week of Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2022

3b Mahoning RiverFlows: draining parts of Stark, Mahoning, Trumbull

Mahoning River drains an area of 978 sq miles in portions of Stark and Trumbull Counties as it flows west to east, exiting the state via Trumbull County and joining Shenango River before reaching the Ohio River. The flow
at Alliance, nearest the headwaters in Stark County is not rated, 3.73 ft deep, 6.5°C;
below Berlin Dam near Berlin Centre is unrated, 19.03% above mean at 56.3 cfs and 1.87 ft deep (flood stage 5.4ft), 5.8°C;
at Pricetown in Mahoning County is normal, 72.29% above mean at 197 cfs and 2.56 ft deep (flood stage 8.1ft), temp malfunction --°C;
at Leavittsburg is below normal, 43.61% above mean, 315 cfs and, 3.21 ft deep (flood stage 12.5), 5.8C;
below West Ave at Youngstown is normal, 48.21% above mean, 502 cfs and, 1.63 ft deep (flood stage 14ft) 6.8 ºC and 535 µS/cm;
at Lowellville the flow is unrated, 67.33% above mean at 609 cfs and 3.00 ft deep and 6.9°C, 582 µS/cm. (11/29/22)
West Branch Mahoning River drains an area of 82 sq miles in Portage County. The flow
near Ravenna is1.96 ft deep, water temp --ºC;
at Wayland is unrated, 25.71% above mean at 25.2 cfs and 2.22 ft deep. 6.6 ºC (updated 11/29/22)
Crab Creek drains an area of 14 sq miles in Mahoning County before joining the Mahoning River at Youngstown. The flow at Youngstown is 4.33 ft deep (flood stage 12 ft). (updated 11/29/22)
Mosquito Creek drains an area of 97.5 sq miles in Trumbull County before joining the Mahoning River south of Warren City.
the headwaters, near Greene Centre, flow is unrated, 52.37% above mean at 8.94 cfs, 5.15 ft deep and 5.7°C;
below Mosquito Creek Dam near Cortland is unrated, 25.56% over mean at 18.6 cfs and 1.26 ft deep (flood stage 4.5 ft) 5.2° (updated 11/29/22)
Eagle Creek drains an area of 97.6 sq miles in Trumbull County, exiting the state before joining Shenango River. Flow at Phalanx Station in Trumbull County is normal, 42.97% above mean at 51.3 cfs and 4.79 ft deep (flood stage 9.5 ft) (updated 11/29/22)

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3c Little Beaver WatershedFlows: catching parts of Jefferson, Carroll, Columbiana, Harrison Counties

Little Beaver River drains an area of 496 sq miles of Columbiana County into the Ohio River. The flow at East Liverpool is normal, 79.41% above mean at 375 cfs and 3.51 ft deep. (11/29/22)
Yellow Creek drains an area of 147 sq miles in Jefferson County. Flow
at Amsterdam is unrated, 1.92 ft deep;
near Hammondsville is normal, 110.35% above mean at 165 cfs and 2.17 ft deep (11/29/22)
Short Creek drains an area of 123 sq miles in Jefferson County. Flow
at Dillonvale station, normal, 108.43% above mean flow at 114 cfs, 2.65 ft deep (Flood Stage 9ft). (11/29/22)

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3d Wheeling Creek WatershedFlows: catching parts of Belmont, Monroe Counties

Wheeling Creek drains an area of 97sq miles in Belmont County. Flow is normal below Blaine, 71.45% above mean flow at 71.1 cfs and, 1.43 ft deep (Flood stage 6ft). (11/29/22)

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3e Shade River WatershedFlows: parts of Meigs County

Shade River drains an area of 156 sq miles in Meigs County. The monitoring station located near Chester is registering unrated, --% above mean at --cfs and 5.58 ft deep (flood stage 17ft deep). 7.0°C (11/29/22)

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3f Hocking River WatershedFlows: contains parts of Athens, Hocking, Fairfield Counties

Hocking River drains an area of 943 sq miles in Hocking County; the station
at Enterprise in Hocking reports normal flow, 48.03% above mean at 202 cfs and 1.45 ft deep (flood stage 12ft);
at Athens, normal, 49.47% above mean flow, 472 cfs and, 4.09 ft deep (flood stage 20ft). (11/29/22)
Clear Creek drains an area of 89 sq miles in Hocking County, joining Hocking River; the station near Rockbridge in Hocking County reports normal flow, 59.17% above mean, 44.3 cfs, and 1.19 ft deep. (11/29/22)

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3g Raccoon Creek – Symmes Creek WatershedFlows: rolling over parts of Hocking, Athens, Meigs, Vinton, Jackson, Gallia Counties

Raccoon Creek drains an area of 585 sq miles in Gallia County. The monitoring station at Adamsville shows the river flowing normal, --% above mean flow at 2.50 cfs and at 2.50 ft (flood stage 21ft). (11/29/22)
Symmes Creek drains 302 sq miles of Lawrence County into the Ohio River; at Aid, the flow is unrated, 13.14% above mean at 29.6 cfs and 5.85 ft deep (flood stage 19ft deep). (11/29/22)

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3h Brush - White Oak WatershedFlows: we are talking about rainfall and snowmelt off part of Brown County

White Oak Creek drains an area of 208 sq miles in Brown County; the flow above Georgetown is unrated, 74.44% above mean, 76.7 cfs and 76.7 ft deep. (11/29/22)

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3i Laughery WatershedFlows: rainfall and snowmelt from central Butler and Hamilton CountiesMiddle Ohio- Laughery drainage area occupies just over 900 000 acres in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. The flow monitoring stations in Ohio are found on Mill Creek.

Mill Creek drains an area of 115 square miles in Butler and Hamilton Counties. The flow

- at Evendale is unrated, 23.16% above mean at 32.6 cfs and, 4.80 ft deep (flood stage 12ft)- at Kemper Road at Sharonville is 3.46 ft deep;- at East Sharon Rd in Sharonville the flow is unrated, --% above mean, -- cfs, and 1.62 ft deep;- at Reading flow is not ranked, 4.90 ft deep;- at Carthage the flow is unrated, 33.48% above mean at 75.8 cfs and 4.42 ft deep (11/29/22)

West Fork Mill Creek drains an area of 29.9 sq miles in Hamilton County. The Reservoir near Greenhills is 675.34 ft deep. (updated 11/29/22)
Sharon Creek drains an area of 5.39 sq miles miles in Hamilton County. The flow at Sharonville is 1.62 ft deep. (updated 11/29/22)
Congress Run drains an area of 3.88 sq miles in Hamilton County. The flow near Carthage is unrated and 2.86 ft deep. (updated 11/29/22)

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4 Muskingum River Watersheds

4a Tuscarawas River WatershedFlows: Tuscarawas, Stark, Wayne, Carroll, and Harrison Counties

Tuscarawas River drains an area of 2443 sq miles of Tuscarawas County before joining the Muskingum River. Flow
above Barberton is unrated, 8% above mean at 367 cfs and, 1.45 ft deep, (flood stage 13 ft);
at Massillon is flowing much below normal at 20.29% above mean at 83.5 cfs and 8.09 ft deep, (flood stage 18 ft);
below Dover Dam near Dover is 2.74 ft deep (flood stage 7.5 ft);
at New Philadelphia is not rated, 1050 cfs and 1.93 ft deep (flood stage 7.5 ft);
at Newcomerstown, flow is normal, 96.63% above mean at 2430 cfs and 2.55 ft deep, (Flood stage 11ft). (11/29/22)
Chippewa Creek drains an area of 50.4 sq miles in Wayne County. The flow at Miller Rd at Sterling is unrated, 28.45% above mean at 21.3 cfs and 1.91 ft deep. (11/29/22)
Sugar Creek drains an area of 311 sq miles in Tuscarawas County. The flow
near Beach City is unrated, 1.17 ft deep;
at Strasburg is normal, 26.02% above mean at 71.8 cfs and 1.85 ft deep (updated 11/29/22)
Nimishillen Creek drains an area of 172 sq miles in Stark County. The flow at North Industry is normal, 54.01% above mean, 96.2 cfs and 3.96 ft deep (flood stage 10 ft) (updated 11/29/22)
Middle Branch Nimishillen Creek drains 43 sq miles in Stark County. The flow at Canton is normal, 37.54% above mean at 13.9 cfs and 1.27 ft deep. (flood stage 6ft) (updated 11/29/22)
East Branch Nimishillen Creek drains an area of 15 sq miles in Stark County. The flow at Louisville is 4.28 ft deep (flood stage 11 ft)(updated 11/29/22)
West Branch Nimishillen Creek drains an area of 15.8 sq miles in Stark The flow at North Canton is unrated, 3.61 ft deep (flood stage 9 ft) (updated 11/29/22)
Sandy Creek drains an area of 253 sq miles in Stark County. The flow at Waynesburg is normal, 59.37% above mean flow at 153 cfs and 1.77 ft deep (flood stage 8 ft) (updated 11/29/22)
Willow Run drains an area of 7.8 sq miles in Carroll County. The flow near Dellroy is 3.05 ft deep, 7.3ºC, 228 µS/cm, (updated 11/29/22)
McGuire Creek drains an area of 48.3 sq miles in Carroll County. The flow
above Leesville Lake is 1.73 ft deep, 7.2 ºC, 231 µS/cm;
near Leesville is much above normal, 231.66% above mean at 192 cfs and 4.27 ft deep; (updated 11/29/22)
North Fork McGuire Creek drains an area of 11.3 sq miles of Carroll County. The flow at Carrollton is unrated, 2.64 ft deep, 7.1ºC and 210 µS/cm. (updated 11/29/22)
Indian Fork drains an area of 70 sq miles in Tuscarawas County. The flow

- at Dellroy is 5.50 ft deep, 7.3 ºC, 375 µS/cm;- below Atwood Dam near New Cumberland is unrated, 131.77% above mean at 167 cfs and 8.28 ft deep (updated 11/29/22)

Bear Hole Run drains an area of 1.43 sq miles in Carroll County. The flow near Carrollton is 1.85 ft deep, 7.7 ºC, 173 µS/cm (updated 11/29/22)
Stillwater Creek drains an area of 367 sq miles in Tuscarawas and Harrison Counties. The flow
above Piedmont Lake is unrated, 76.98ft deep and --ºC, 1990 µS/cm;
at Piedmont is unrated, 76.89% above mean at 219 cfs and 3.76 ft deep;
at Tippecanoe is unrated, 104.64% above mean at 641 cfs and up 7.90 ft deep;
at Uhrichsville is unrated, 2 ft deep (flood stage 10 ft). (updated 11/29/22)
Little Stillwater Creek drains an area of 71.1 sq miles of Harrison County. Flow below Tappan Dam at Tappan is unrated, 136.48% above mean at 270 cfs and 5.39 ft deep. (updated 11/29/22)
Beaverdam Run drains an area of 3.5 sq miles in Harrison County. The flow above Tappan Lake is0.62 ft deep, 7.6 ºC, 170 µS/cm. (updated 11/29/22)
Standingstone Fork drains an area of 13.5 sq miles of Harrison County. The flow above Tappan Lake is unrated, 4.43 ft deep, 7.6ºC, 975 µS/cm (updated 11/29/22)
Boggs Fork drains an area of 36.6 sq miles in Harrison County. The flow at Piedmont is unrated, 27.79% above mean at 19 cfs and 2 ft deep. (updated 11/29/22)
Brushy Fork drains an area of 70 sq miles Harrison County. Flow
above Clendening Lake is unrated, 1.60 deep, 6.9ºC, 970 µS/cm;
near Tippecanoe is unrated, 59.86% above mean at 109 cfs and 6.3 ft deep. (updated 11/29/22)
Clear Fork drains an area of 23.3 square miles in Harrison County. Flow above Tappan Lake is unrated, 1.87ft deep, 11.5ºC, 1800 µS/cm. (updated 11/29/22)

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4b Wills Creek WatershedFlows: parts of Licking, Guernsey, Tuscarawas Counties

Wills Creek drains an area of 406 sq miles in Guernsey County, making a northward run and looping back down into the Muskingum system. The flow
at Derwent is not rated, 7.75 ft deep;
at Cambridge is normal, 103.79% above mean at 574 cfs and 4.59 ft deep (flood stage 15ft);
below Wills Creek Dam at Wills Creek, 2.06 ft deep (11/29/22).
Seneca Fork drains an area of 118 sq miles in Guernsey County before joining Wills Creek. The flow below Senecaville Dam near Senecaville is not rated, 128.22% above mean at 428 cfs and 6.69 ft deep. (11/29/22)
South Fork drains an area of 28.3 sq miles in Noble County before entering Senecaville Lake. The flow above Senecaville Lake is unrated, 4.43 ft deep, 7.8ºC, 432 µS/cm. (updated 11/29/22)
Beaver Creek drains an area of17 sq miles in Guernsey County before joining up with Wills Creek. The flow above Senecaville Lake is not rated, 4.39 ft deep, 8.4ºC and 680 µS/cm. (11/29/22)
Leatherwood Creek drains an area of 69.5 sq miles in Guernsey County. The flow near Kipling is not rated, 42.50% above mean at 39.8 cfs and 3.13 ft deep. (updated 11/29/22)

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4c Little Muskingum River WatershedFlows: parts of Washington, Noble, Monroe, Guernsey

Little Muskingum River drains an area of 210 sq miles of Washington County; at Bloomfield is flowing normal at 107.68% above mean, 232 cfs and 3.99 ft deep. (11/29/22)
Duck Creek drains an area of 260 sq miles in Washington County. The flow below Whipple is unrated, 128.22% above mean, 191 cfs and 2.45 ft deep (flood stage 12 ft) (updated 11/29/22)
East Fork Duck Creek drains an area of 99.5 sq miles in Noble County. Flow near Harrietsville not rated, 53.64% above mean at 73.0 cfs and 4.16 ft deep, (flood stage 17 ft) (updated 11/29/22)
West Fork Duck Creek drains an area of 84.5 sq miles in Washington County. The flow at Macksburg is not rated, 56.89% above mean at 50.0 cfs and, 7.31 ft deep (flood stage 13 ft) (updated 11/29/22)

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4d Mohican River WatershedFlows: catching parts of Richland and Ashland Counties

Clear Fork Mohican River drains an area of 115 sq miles in Richland County. The streamflow gage
at Bellville is unrated, 2.15 ft deep, (flood stage 12ft);
below Pleasant Hill Dam near Perrysville is unrated, 1.55 ft deep; (11/29/22)
Black Fork Mohican River drains an area of 217 sq miles in Richland County. The flow
at Shelby is unrated, 45.48% above mean at 4.18 cfs and 5.82 ft deep (flood stage 15.5 ft);
below Charles Mill Dam near Mifflin is, 2.57 ft deep (flood stage 1000 ft);
at Loudonville is 3.29 ft deep (flood stage 10 ft) (11/29/22)
Lake Fork drains an area of 271 sq miles in Ashland County. The flow below Mohicanville Dam at Mohicanville is up this week, 4.74 ft deep (flood stage 944 ft) (updated 11/29/22)
Rocky Fork drains an area of 66.7 sq miles of Richland County. The flow at Lucas is 4.16 ft deep. (updated 11/29/22)

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4e Walhonding River WatershedFlows: parts of Knox, Morrow, Ashland, Richland, Coshocton, Holmes Counties

Walhonding River drains an area of 2191 sq miles in Coshocton County. The flow
below Mohawk Dam at Nellie, 6.39 ft deep;
below Randle is unrated,1.46 ft deep (11/29/22)
Kokosing River drains an area of 202 sq miles in Knox County. At Mount Vernon station in Knox County, flow is normal, 55.32% above mean flow at 121 cfs and 2.97 ft deep (flood stage 14ft) (11/29/22)
Killbuck Creek drains an area of 464 sq miles in Holmes County. The flow at Killbuck in Holmes County is normal, 48.89% above mean flow at 189 cfs and 6 ft deep (Flood Stage 15ft). (11/29/22)

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4f Licking River WatershedFlows: parts of Licking County

Licking River drains an area of 537 sq miles of Licking County before joining the Muskingum River. The flow monitor
near Newark is normal, 68.30% above mean flow at 486 cfs and 3.56 ft deep (flood Stage 14ft)
below Dillon Dam near Dillon Falls the flow is unrated, 3.57 ft deep. (11/29/22)
North Fork Licking River drains an area of 241 sq miles of Licking County;
at Utica in Licking County is normal, 20.22% above mean at 28.8 cfs, 7.51 ft deep;
at Newark, 3 ft deep;
at Ohio Street in Newark the flow is not rated, 2.97 feet deep. (11/29/22)
South Fork Licking River drains an area of 133 sq miles of Licking County. The station
at Kirkersville is unrated, 10.95% above historic mean at 6.52 cfs and 4.77 ft deep;
near Buckeye Lake flow is unrated, 873.31 ft deep (flood stage 880 ft)
near Hebron flow is normal, 103.57% above historic mean at 314 cfs and, 4.06 ft deep;
at Heath the flow is unrated, 75.89% above mean at more than double the volume, 89.0 cfs and 4.25 ft deep. (11/29/22)
Raccoon Creek drains an area of 78.2 sq miles in Licking County. The flow
near Granville is unrated, registering 30.00% above mean at 31.0 cfs and 3.11 ft deep (flood stage 13 ft);
below Wilson St, Newark, unrated, 78.85% above mean at 10.4 cfs and 5ft deep (flood stage 16 ft) (updated 11/29/22)

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; 4g Muskingum River WatershedFlows: Morgan, Washington, Noble, Muskingum, Coshocton Counties

Muskingum River drains an area of 7947 sq miles.
Near Coshocton in Coshocton County the Upper Muskingum is flowing normal, 76.80% at 3550 cfs and 7.50 ft deep (flood stage 15ft);
at Dresden in Muskingum County is flowing normal, 94.08% above mean at 5020 cfs and 8.86 ft deep (flood Stage 20 ft);
at Zanesville, unrated, 10.29 ft deep (flood stage 25 ft);
at McConnelsville in Morgan County, the river is flowing normal, 79.81% above mean at 5470 cfs and 3.61 ft deep (flood stage 11ft).
at Beverly, unrated, 79.92% above mean at 5960 cfs and56 ft deep (11/29/22)
Mill Creek drains an area of 27.2 sq miles in Coshocton County. The flow near Coshocton is normal, 18.23% above mean, 4.13 cfs and 1.44 ft deep. (updated 11/29/22)
Wakatomika Creek drains an area of 140 sq miles in Muskingum County. The flow near Frazeyburg has been monitored for 84 years, is normal, 39.94% above mean at 56 cfs and 4.48 ft deep. (updated 11/29/22)
Salt Creek drains 75.7 sq miles of Muskingum County. Flow at Chandlersville is normal, rated 62.89% above mean at 53.7 cfs and 4.15 ft deep. (updated 11/29/22)

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5 Scioto River Watersheds

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5a Upper Scioto WatershedFlows: trickling over parts of Madison, Union, Franklin, Pickaway, Champaign, Logan, Marion, Delaware, Morrow, Crawford, Licking, Knox, Fairfield Counties

Upper Scioto River drains an area of 980 sq miles in Marion and Delaware Counties. The flow
at La Rue in Marion County is normal, 20.09% above mean at 37.3 cfs, and 3.16 ft deep, (flood Stage 12ft) (Monitor Down);
at Prospect in Delaware County is normal, 10.98% above mean at 56.5 cfs and 1.47 ft deep (flood Stage 12ft), 8.4ºC, 816µS/cm;
below O’Shaughnessy Dam near Dublin is normal, 10.82% above mean at 92.6 cfs, 3.69 ft deep;
at 5^th Ave Columbus in Franklin County is unrated, 17.35% above mean flow at 137 cfs and 6.93 ft deep;
at Columbus is unrated, 120.11% above mean at 648 cfs and 6.30 ft deep, (flood stage 24 ft);
near Commercial Point in Pickaway County the flow is unrated, 36.83% above mean at 970 cfs and 9.42 ft deep. (11/29/22)
Mill Creek drains an area of 178 sq miles in Delaware County. The flow at Bellepoint has been monitored for 77 years, normal, 15.53% above mean at 35 cfs and, 1.53 ft deep (update 11/29/22)
Whetsone Creek drains an area of 37.9 sq miles in Morrow County. The flow at Mt. Gilead is unrated, 39.90% above mean at 26 cfs and 2.72 ft deep (flood stage 9 ft) (update 11/29/22)
Big Walnut Creek drains an area of in Delaware County. The flow
at Sunbury is normal, 38.44% above mean at 52 cfs and 4.94 ft deep;
at Central College is above normal at 77.12% above mean at 138 cfs, and 3.64 ft deep, (flood stage 11.7 ft);
at Rees flow is normal, 22.81% above mean at 141 cfs and 1.80 ft deep (updated 11/29/22)
Little Darby Creek drains an area of 162 sq miles in Madison County. The flow at West Jefferson is not rated, 38.45% above mean at 89 cfs and 4.72 ft deep. (11/29/22)
Big Darby Creek drains an area of 534 sq miles in Pickaway The streamflow gauge at Darbyville shows normal this week, 12.47% above mean at 60.1 cfs and 2.23 ft deep. (11/29/22 )
Hellbranch Run drains an area of 35.8 sq miles in Franklin County. The flow at Harrisburg is normal, 26% above historic mean at 9.87 cfs and 3.48 ft deep (11/29/22)
Alum Creek drains an area of 189 sq miles in Delaware County. The flow
near Kilbourne is unrated, 22.09% above mean at 26.1 cfs and 2.45 ft deep;
at Africa is much below normal, 3.23% above mean at 5.81 cfs and 1.18 feet deep; 3.3ºC;
at Columbus is not rated, 2.01 ft deep; (11/29/22)
Olentangy River drains an area of 157 sq miles in Marion County, 393 sq miles by the time it reaches Delaware. The flow
at Claridon in Marion County has been monitored for 51 years. Flow is unrated, 2.20 ft deep;
near Delaware in Delaware County is normal, 49.71% above mean at 225 cfs and 2.43 ft deep (flood Stage 9ft);
near Worthington is normal, 29.28% above mean, 171 cfs and 2.18 ft deep;
at JH Herrick Dr at Columbus is unrated, 63.57% above mean at 337 cfs and 711.55 ft deep. (11/29/22)

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; 5b Paint Creek WatershedFlows: parts of Clinton, Ross and Highland Counties

Paint Creek drains an area of 249 sq miles in Clinton and Ross Counties. The flow
at Greenfield is normal, 8.90% above mean, 17.5 cfs and 1.48 ft deep;
near Bainbridge is not rated, 1.53 ft deep, 8.4ºC;
near Bourneville is much below normal, 2.60% above mean at 29.8 cfs and 1.16 ft deep (flood stage 12 ft) (Monitoring Down);
at Chillicothe the flow is normal at 39.19% above historic mean at 1410 cfs and, 2.68 ft deep. (11/29/22)
Rattlesnake Creek drains an area of 209 sq miles in Highland County. The flow at Centerfield is 1.76 ft deep. (updated 11/29/22)
Rocky Fork Creek drains an area of 140 sq miles in Highland County. The flow at Barretts Mills is above normal, 204.54% above mean discharging 390 cfs and 3.55 ft deep. (11/29/22)

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5c Lower Scioto WatershedFlows: Parts of Madison, Highland, Franklin, Pickaway, Ross and Pike counties

Scioto River (lower) drains an area of 5836 sq miles from its headwaters in Marion County down to its outlet at the Ohio River.
The lower end flow at Circleville in Pickaway County is not rated, 32.78% above mean at 1350 cfs and 2.39 ft deep;
at Chillicothe in Ross County, flow has been monitored for 100 years, flow is normal, 39.19% at 1410 cfs and 2.68 ft deep (flood stage 16 ft);
at Higby in Ross County is normal, 36.55% above mean flow at 1610 cfs and 2.03 ft deep;
at Piketon in Pike County is not rated, 28.31% above mean, 1910 cfs, and 2.11 ft (flood stage 20 ft) (11/29/22)
Deer Creek drains an area of 228 sq miles in Madison County. The flow
at Mount Sterling is normal, 19.65% above mean at 53.8 cfs and 3.52 ft deep;
near Pancoastburg is not rated and 0.62 ft deep;
at Williamsport the flow is not rated, 2.41 ft deep (11/29/22)
Walnut Creek drains an area of 274 sq miles in Pickaway The flow at Ashville is unrated, 59.48% above mean, 109 cfs and 3.79 ft deep. (11/29/22)
Sunday Creek drains an area of 104 sq miles in Athens County before flowing south and west, joining the Lower Scioto. The flow
near Burr Oak 5.6ft deep;
at Glouster is, 3.78 ft deep (flood stage 16 ft) (updated 11/29/22)

Hazardous Algae Bloom (HABs) Beach Alerts (1 active)Jackson Lake (Jackson County)Bacterial Contamination Advisory issued Sep 2, 11:10 am ongoing 89 days as of Nov 30 for high bacteria levelMonitoring by Ohio DNR once every two weeks Sampling test results: (latest lab results posted as of Nov 30)

Aug 31 coli 717 cfu/100ml (Coliform/E. coli Enzyme substrate test; ONPG-MUG test)
Aug 17 coli 10 cfu/100ml (Coliform/E. coli Enzyme substrate test; ONPG-MUG test)

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5d Little Scioto – Tygarts Watershed

Tygart’s Creek drains 242 sq miles in Greenup County flowing north to the Ohio River. The flow near Greenup, KY is below normal flow this week, 0.13% above the mean, 0.42 cfs, 2.55 ft deep. (11/29/22)

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6 Miami River Watersheds<

;6a Upper Great Miami WatershedFlows: clearing parts of Hardin, Logan, Shelby, Miami, Darke, Clark and Montgomery Counties

Great Miami River (Upper) drains an area of 1149 sq miles in Hardin, Logan, Shelby, Miami and Darke and Montgomery Counties. The flow monitoring station closest to the head of the river is at Sidney, in Shelby County. The flow
at Sidney is normal, 23.36% above mean at 126 cfs and 1.21 ft deep (flood stage 10ft);
at Piqua flow is unrated, 29.46% over mean, 163 cfs and 1.19 ft deep (flood stage is 14 ft);
at Troy is normal, 15.54% above mean at 190 cfs and 10 ft deep (flood stage 14 ft);
at Taylorsville is normal, 25.03% above mean , 267 cfs and, 1.83 ft deep (flood stage 22 ft) (updated 11/29/22)
Loramie Creek drains an area of 257 sq miles in Shelby County. The flow
near Newport is normal, 6.62% above mean, 14.8 cfs and 3.47 ft deep;
at Lockington in Shelby County is normal, 11.53 % above mean, 26.4 cfs and 0.61 ft deep. (flood stage 35 ft) (updated 11/29/22)
Bokengehalas Creek drains an area of 40.4 sq miles of Logan County. The station at de Graff is not rated, 26.69% above mean, 16.6 cfs and 1.34 ft deep; (updated 11/29/22)
Mad River drains a combined area of 635 sq miles in Clark, Champaign, Greene and Logan Counties. Flow
at West Liberty is unrated, 34.98% above mean, 18.2 cfs and 2.33 feet deep;
near Urbana is normal, 86.31% above mean 117 cfs and 3.06 ft deep, (flood stage 11 ft);
at St. Paris Pike is normal, 56.19% above mean, 203 cfs and 6.19 ft deep;
at Springfield is normal, 57.37% above mean at 354 cfs and 1.10 ft deep (flood stage 8ft);
near Dayton is normal, 49.85% above mean, 407 cfs and, 2.64 ft deep (flood stage 25ft) (updated 11/29/22)
Greenville Creek drains an area of 193 sq miles in Warren and Darke Counties. The flow near Bradford is normal, 67.02% above mean, 38.9 cfs and 1.42 ft deep. (updated 11/29/22)
Stillwater River drains an area of 503 sq miles in Miami County. The flow
at Pleasant Hill is normal, 19.68% above mean, 95.0 cfs and 1.38 ft deep, 8.7C;
at Englewood is normal, 25.27% above mean at 153 cfs and 2.75 ft deep (flood stage 58 ft) (11/29/22)

Hazardous Algae Bloom (HABs) Beach Alerts (0) Spills (0)

No spills records posted for the week of Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2022

6b Lower Great Miami WatershedsFlows: take off from Hamilton, Montgomery, Preble and Butler Counties

Great Miami River drains an area of 3838 sq miles in Ohio, with the lower portion taking runoff from sq miles in Hamilton and Butler Counties.
At Dayton flow is normal, 22.41% above mean at 750 cfs and 24.07 ft deep (flood stage 41ft);
at Miamisburg, Montgomery County flow is normal, 39.38% above mean at 956 cfs and 3.91 ft deep (flood stage 16ft);
at Franklin the flow is unrated, 41.54% above mean at 821 cfs and 0.78 ft deep (flood stage 14 ft);
at Middletown flow is unrated, 47.51% above mean at 791 cfs and 2.02 ft deep(flood stage 12 ft) --°C;
at Hamilton flow is normal, 78% above mean at 1030 cfs and 62.88 feet deep (flood stage 75ft);
at Miamitown the flow is unrated, 1.05 ft deep (flood stage 16ft) (updated 11/29/22)
Wolf Creek drains an area of 68.7 sq miles in Montgomery County into the Great Miami River. The flow at Dayton is normal, 18.80% above mean flow at 13.8 cfs and 1.10 ft deep (updated 11/29/22)
Holes Creek drains an area of 18.7 sq miles in Montgomery County into the Great Miami River. The flow near Kettering is unrated, 21.82% above mean at 6.31 cfs and 2.45 ft deep. (updated 11/29/22)
Twin Creek drains an area of 275 sq miles of Montgomery County into the Great Miami River. The flow near Germantown is normal, 40.47% above mean at 23.4 cfs and 0.53 ft deep (flood stage 62 ft). (updated 10/31/22)
Sevenmile Creek drai1ns 69 sq miles of Preble County into the Great Miami River. The flow at Camden is below normal, 6.29% above mean at 5.61 cfs and 3.23 ft deep. (updated 11/29/22)

Hazardous Algae Bloom (HABs) Beach Alerts (0 active)Spills (0)

No spills records posted for the week of Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2022

6c Little Miami WatershedFlows: sending water from Clark, Clermont, Warren and Greene Counties<imgsrc="/images/ws-little-miami.jpg">

Little Miami River drains an area of 1203 sq miles in Clark and Greene Counties. The flow
near Oldtown is normal, 45% above mean at 21.2 cfs and, 1.46 ft deep, 12.7°C;
near Spring Valley is unrated, 2.46 ft deep (flood stage 11ft);
at Milford is normal, 17.86% above mean, 117 cfs, and,81 ft deep (flood stage 17ft) (updated 11/29/22)
East Fork Little Miami River drains an area of 476 sq miles in Clermont County. Flow
at Williamsburg is unrated, 15.59% above mean at 0.93 cfs and 25.0 ft deep;
below Harsha Dam near Bantam in Clermont County is 16.46 ft deep, water temperature is 11.3°C;
at Perintown is below normal, 6.71% above mean at 46.6 cfs and 2.20 ft deep (flood stage 19ft) (updated 11/29/22)
Massies Creek drains an area of 63.2 sq miles in Greene County into the Little Miami River. The flow monitoring station at Wilberforce is normal, 39.98% above mean at 189 cfs and 3.2 ft deep. (updated 11/29/22)
Caesar Creek drains an area of 239 sq miles in Warren County into the Little Miami River. The flow near Wellman is unrated, 5.45 ft deep and 11.6°C (updated 11/29/22)
O’Bannon Creek drains an area of 54 sq miles in Clermont County. The flow at Loveland is unrated, 32.32% above mean flow, 30 cfs and 2 ft deep; (updated 11/29/22)

Hazardous Algal Bloom (HABs) Beach Alerts (0 active)Spills (0)

No spills records posted for the week of Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2022

USGS Provisional Data StatementData are provisional and subject to revision until they have been thoroughly reviewed and received final approval.Current condition data relayed by satellite or other telemetry are automatically screened to not display improbable values until they can be verified.Provisional data may be inaccurate due to instrument malfunctions or physical changes at the measurement site. Subsequent review based on field inspections and measurements may result in significant revisions to the data.Data users are cautioned to consider carefully the provisional nature of the information before using it for decisions that concern personal or public safety or the conduct of business that involves substantial monetary or operational consequences.Information concerning the accuracy and appropriate uses of these data or concerning other hydrologic data may be obtained from the USGS.

Watershed	Algal Toxin Alert	High Bacteria
Lake Erie	3	2
Ohio River Tribs	0	0
Muskingum River	0	0
Scioto River	0	1
Great Miami River	0	0
Totals	3	3
Watershed Area	Petroleum	Toxic/Unknown	Impacting Water
Lake Erie	0	0	0
Ohio River Tribs	0	0	0
Muskingum River	0	0	0
Scioto River	0	0	0
Great Miami River	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	0

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