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Scioto Audubon Metro Park
119-acre riverfront park just south of downtown Columbus with boating, paddling, fishing and the Scioto Greenway Trail.
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Scioto River at Kenton OH
Hardin County, Ohio · USGS 03217424
Latest observation
What this gauge represents: This gauge measures conditions on Scioto River at its USGS monitoring location in Hardin County; conditions elsewhere on the waterway may differ.
STREAMFLOW
84 ft³/s↓ −29 CFS / 24h
Observed · 39 minutes ago
Observed · 39 minutes ago
GAUGE HEIGHT
1.91 ft↓ −0.17 ft / 24h
Observed
Observed
WATER TEMPERATURE
—Not measured at this gauge.
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 84 ft³/s, 11.0× the historical median for this date. Flow has fallen 29 CFS over the past 24 hours.
USGS-reported historical daily median for 09-27: 8 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 25 · dates shown in UTC · 29 observations
Look at the data (29 rows)
| Date (UTC) | Daily mean |
|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | 27 CFS |
| Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | 22.2 CFS |
| Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM | 16.8 CFS |
| Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM | 15.2 CFS |
| Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM | 16 CFS |
| Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM | 14.5 CFS |
| Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM | 11.5 CFS |
| Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM | 10.3 CFS |
| Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | 266 CFS |
| Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM | 187 CFS |
| Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | 68.8 CFS |
| Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM | 36.9 CFS |
| Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | 25.9 CFS |
| Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | 19.6 CFS |
| Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | 15.3 CFS |
| Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | 139 CFS |
| Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM | 204 CFS |
| Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM | 74.2 CFS |
| Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | 39.3 CFS |
| Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 AM | 39.1 CFS |
| Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM | 1,310 CFS |
| Sep 18, 2026, 12:00 AM | 1,670 CFS |
| Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | 680 CFS |
| Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM | 757 CFS |
| Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | 1,720 CFS |
| Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | 728 CFS |
| Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | 329 CFS |
| Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM | 222 CFS |
| Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM | 139 CFS |
EXPLORE
Continue along the Scioto River
Connect this monitoring-location reading with verified places and official visitor information. A gauge describes conditions only at its location; it is not itself a public access point.
Explore the Scioto RiverMetro park
Scioto Grove Metro Park
620-acre park along a scenic bend of the Scioto with paddling access, river fishing, overlooks and more than seven miles of trails.
Visit the official Scioto Grove Metro Park resourceBoat launch
Trabue-Murphy Boat Launch
Public launch on Griggs Reservoir with access for power boats and paddle craft.
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O’Shaughnessy Reservoir
Visit the official O’Shaughnessy Reservoir resourceSTATION DETAILS
About this gauge
Site type: Stream
County: Hardin County
Drainage area: 160 mi²
Current measurements: 2
DATA SOURCE
Official USGS station
Get Water Data organizes provisional public monitoring data from the U.S. Geological Survey.
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