Paint Creek at Chillicothe OH

Ross County, Ohio · USGS 03234300

Latest observation

What this gauge represents: This gauge measures conditions on Paint Creek at its USGS monitoring location in Ross County; conditions elsewhere on the waterway may differ.

How to read these numbers
Streamflow (ft³/s or CFS)

How much water moves past the gauge each second. Higher numbers mean more water is moving downstream.

Gauge height (ft)

The water-surface height at this gauge. It is useful for tracking rises, falls and flood thresholds, but it is not the river's total depth.

24-hour change

How much the latest reading has risen or fallen compared with roughly 24 hours earlier.

Historical median

The typical streamflow for this date based on USGS historical statistics. A multiple such as 3× means current flow is about three times the historical median.

River Pulse

Get Water Data's plain-language summary of current flow, historical context and recent direction.

NOAA flood stage

Official action and flood thresholds where available. These levels are specific to each gauge location.

Gauge height and flood stage are station-specific. A 12-foot reading at one gauge should not be directly compared with 12 feet at another.

RIVER PULSE

Above historical median · Falling

Flow vs typicalVery high

Streamflow is currently 1,440 ft³/s, 15.6× the historical median for this date. Flow has fallen 1,710 CFS over the past 24 hours.

USGS-reported historical daily median for 09-27: 92 ft³/s · Based on USGS day-of-year statistics

How trends & context are calculated →
NOAA flood-stage thresholds are not available for this gauge.
RECENT STREAMFLOW

Streamflow trend

Daily mean streamflow · Aug 28–Sep 26 · dates shown in UTC · 30 observations

Look at the data (30 rows)
Displayed USGS daily mean streamflow observations
Date (UTC)Daily mean
Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM328 CFS
Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM218 CFS
Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM189 CFS
Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM181 CFS
Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM175 CFS
Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM170 CFS
Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM164 CFS
Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM146 CFS
Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM126 CFS
Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM123 CFS
Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM117 CFS
Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM114 CFS
Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM109 CFS
Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM649 CFS
Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM1,330 CFS
Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM926 CFS
Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM2,430 CFS
Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM3,050 CFS
Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM1,720 CFS
Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 AM874 CFS
Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM791 CFS
Sep 18, 2026, 12:00 AM495 CFS
Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM398 CFS
Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM1,840 CFS
Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM7,290 CFS
Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM3,060 CFS
Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM4,410 CFS
Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM5,810 CFS
Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM5,020 CFS
Sep 26, 2026, 12:00 AM2,520 CFS
STATION DETAILS

About this gauge

Site type: Stream
County: Ross County
Drainage area: 1,136 mi²
Current measurements: 2
DATA SOURCE

Official USGS station

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LIVE RIVER CONDITIONS
Paint Creek at Chillicothe OHUSGS 03234300
STREAMFLOW1,440 ft³/s
GAUGE HEIGHT7.58 ft