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Live wading and fishing conditions for 71 Ohio rivers

Every river below is monitored through its USGS streamflow gauges, refreshed every 15 minutes and rated in plain language for wading safety. Select a river for the live dashboard with current flow, trend, weather and community reports.

Mad River

Ohio's oldest and best year-round trout stream. Spring-fed and cold all year, stocked annually with ~12,000 brown trout by ODNR. Special regs: 12" minimum, 2 fish daily. Also holds surprise smallmouth and big carp for fly anglers.

Region: Southwest · Fish for: Brown Trout · USGS gauges: Mad River near Urbana, Mad River at Eagle City, Mad River near Springfield, Mad River near Dayton

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Maumee River

Home of the famous spring walleye run — thousands of wading anglers hit Side Cut, Buttonwood, and Orleans Park every March–April, followed by a massive white bass run in May. Summer smallmouth and giant flatheads too.

Region: Northwest · Fish for: Walleye, White Bass · USGS gauges: Maumee at Waterville, Maumee near Defiance

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Little Miami River

A State & National Scenic River and one of Ohio's most-fished smallmouth streams, wadeable for most of its length from Clifton Gorge to Milford. Excellent spotted bass in the lower river, plus saugeye near dams.

Region: Southwest · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass · USGS gauges: LMR near Oldtown, LMR at Milford

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Rocky River

The most accessible steelhead river in Ohio — nearly the whole lower river runs through Cleveland Metroparks with continuous public access. Big fall-through-spring steelhead runs, plus summer smallmouth.

Region: Northeast (Steelhead Alley) · Fish for: Steelhead · USGS gauges: Rocky River near Berea

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Great Miami River

Big-water smallmouth factory with endless pools, riffles, and rocky banks — best bass water above Dayton. Low-head dam tailwaters hold saugeye, hybrid stripers, and big flatheads.

Region: Southwest · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Saugeye · USGS gauges: GMR at Taylorsville, GMR at Dayton, GMR at Hamilton

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Chagrin River

One of the best steelhead runs in Ohio with strong public access in Lake Metroparks. Slightly bigger and moodier than the Rocky, with better structure and fewer crowds midweek.

Region: Northeast (Steelhead Alley) · Fish for: Steelhead · USGS gauges: Chagrin at Willoughby

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Grand River

The largest of Ohio's Lake Erie steelhead tributaries — takes longest to clear after rain but holds fish longer and fishes big. Wild-feeling water through Harpersfield and Hidden Valley. Also a legit smallmouth and pike river in summer.

Region: Northeast (Steelhead Alley) · Fish for: Steelhead · USGS gauges: Grand River near Painesville

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Stillwater River

Regarded by many OGF regulars as the best trophy smallmouth river in Ohio. Clear, wadeable water with limestone riffles — scout and you'll find 18"+ fish.

Region: Southwest · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass · USGS gauges: Stillwater at Pleasant Hill, Stillwater at Englewood

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Clear Fork (Mohican River)

Ohio's other wild-ish trout water. Upper Clear Fork (above Pleasant Hill) holds brown trout with special regs near Bellville — artificials only, 1 fish over 10". Lower Clear Fork through Mohican State Park gets spring rainbow stockings plus smallmouth and saugeye.

Region: Central / Northeast · Fish for: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout · USGS gauges: Clear Fork at Bellville (Upper), Clear Fork bl Pleasant Hill Dam (Lower)

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Conneaut Creek

Steelhead Alley's sleeper — a long, shale-bottomed creek in Ohio's far northeast corner that also gets Pennsylvania-strain fish. Clears fast, fishes beautifully, excellent smallmouth in summer.

Region: Northeast (Steelhead Alley) · Fish for: Steelhead · USGS gauges: Conneaut Creek at Conneaut

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Sandusky River

The Maumee's quieter twin — a strong spring walleye run (now extended upstream since the Ballville Dam removal) and an excellent white bass run through Fremont. Good smallmouth water upstream near Tiffin.

Region: Northwest · Fish for: Walleye, White Bass · USGS gauges: Sandusky near Fremont, Sandusky at Tiffin

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Scioto River

Columbus's home water. Urban smallmouth and saugeye, hybrid stripers and shovelheads below the Greenlawn low-head, and quality float-fishing from Circleville to Chillicothe.

Region: Central · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Saugeye · USGS gauges: Scioto at Columbus, Scioto at Chillicothe

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Big Darby Creek

A National Scenic River and one of the most biologically diverse streams in the Midwest. Outstanding light-tackle smallmouth water through the Darby Creek Metro Parks.

Region: Central · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass · USGS gauges: Big Darby at Darbyville

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Vermilion River

The westernmost major steelhead trib — flashy (rises and falls fast) but excellent when it's in shape. Deep shale gorges in the Vermilion River Reservation.

Region: Northeast (Steelhead Alley) · Fish for: Steelhead · USGS gauges: Vermilion near Vermilion

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Kokosing River

A State Scenic River and consistent OGF favorite for wade-fishing smallmouth — clear water, gravel riffles, and a great bike-trail corridor for access between Mount Vernon and Howard.

Region: Central · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass · USGS gauges: Kokosing at Mount Vernon

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Olentangy River

Columbus's other river — restored and fishing better every year since the 5th Ave dam removal. Convenient urban smallmouth and saugeye wading.

Region: Central · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass · USGS gauges: Olentangy near Worthington

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Muskingum River

Ohio's big-fish river — trophy flathead catfish, saugeye and hybrid stripers below every historic hand-operated lock and dam from Coshocton to Marietta.

Region: Southeast · Fish for: Flathead Catfish, Saugeye · USGS gauges: Muskingum near Coshocton, Muskingum at McConnelsville

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Cuyahoga River

The comeback story — from burning river to fishable water through Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Steelhead in the lower river, smallmouth and pike through the national park.

Region: Northeast · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Steelhead · USGS gauges: Cuyahoga at Jaite (CVNP), Cuyahoga at Independence

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Hocking River

Sleeper smallmouth and saugeye water winding through the Hocking Hills region to Athens. Uncrowded, scenic, and productive — plus solid channel cat fishing through town.

Region: Southeast · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass · USGS gauges: Hocking at Enterprise, Hocking at Athens

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Ohio River

The Ohio River forms the state's entire southern border, a vast navigation pool river impounded by a chain of dams. It is trophy catfish and hybrid-striper water — big flatheads and channels, sauger and saugeye near the tailwaters, plus white bass and hybrid stripers (wipers) that stack below the dams.

Region: Ohio River · Fish for: Flathead Catfish, Channel Catfish · USGS gauges: Ohio River Above Sardis, Oh, Ohio River At Ironton, Oh

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Licking River

Statistically one of the best big-smallmouth producers in Ohio per ODNR records, flowing through the scenic Black Hand Gorge east of Newark.

Region: Central · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass · USGS gauges: Licking near Newark

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Ashtabula River

One of ODNR's seven officially-stocked Lake Erie steelhead tributaries, in far Northeast Ohio's Ashtabula County. Known as one of the fastest-clearing Steelhead Alley rivers after a blow-out. Important limitation: there is no active, currently-reporting USGS gauge on this river (the historic site stopped in 1980), so live flow status will show NO DATA rather than a real-time reading.

Region: Northeast (Steelhead Alley) · Fish for: Steelhead · USGS gauges: Ashtabula River near Ashtabula, OH (historic — not currently live)

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Little Beaver Creek

Ohio's first State & National Wild and Scenic River, cutting a forested gorge through Beaver Creek State Park near East Liverpool. A genuine smallmouth destination with a special regulation (5-fish daily, no minimum length) reflecting how good the fishing already is.

Region: Northeast (Scenic River) · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass · USGS gauges: Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool OH

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Tuscarawas River

Underrated smallmouth and saugeye water, with the Newcomerstown-to-Coshocton stretch an OGF favorite float. Joins the Walhonding to form the Muskingum.

Region: East · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass · USGS gauges: Tuscarawas at Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas bl Dover Dam

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Walhonding River

Short, wide, and full of smallmouth — the Kokosing and Mohican join to form it, and it's a top float-fishing stretch with saugeye below Mohawk Dam.

Region: East · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass · USGS gauges: Walhonding bl Mohawk Dam

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Paint Creek

Scenic southern Ohio smallmouth stream cutting through the Paint Creek gorge near Bainbridge, with saugeye and cats below Paint Creek Lake dam.

Region: Southwest · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass · USGS gauges: Paint Creek at Chillicothe, Paint Creek near Bainbridge

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Clear Creek

A small, cold Hocking Hills stream through Clear Creek Metro Park — one of only three Ohio streams in ODNR's put-grow-and-take trout program (stocked yearlings each October, switched from brown to rainbow trout around 2018 after summer thermal stress on browns). Distinct from Clear Fork of the Mohican — don't confuse the two.

Region: Southeast · Fish for: Rainbow Trout · USGS gauges: Clear Creek near Rockbridge OH

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Portage River

The Portage is a low-gradient Lake Erie tributary that comes alive each spring when white bass and walleye push up from the lake toward Woodville and Elmore. Outside the run it is a warmwater stream for channel cats, largemouth, and crappie.

Region: Northwest · Fish for: Walleye, White Bass · USGS gauges: Portage River At Woodville Oh, Portage River Near Elmore Oh

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Huron River

Quiet Lake Erie trib with solid spring white bass and smallmouth runs, plus channel cats all summer. Rarely crowded.

Region: North Central · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, White Bass · USGS gauges: Huron at Milan

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Alum Creek

An urban Columbus-area creek running from the Alum Creek Lake dam through Westerville and New Albany down to its confluence with Big Walnut Creek at Three Creeks Metro Park. Underrated saugeye and smallmouth water minutes from downtown.

Region: Central · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Saugeye · USGS gauges: Alum Creek at Africa OH (below dam), Alum Creek at Columbus OH

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Auglaize River

The Auglaize is the Maumee's biggest tributary, a wide, tannin-stained warmwater river winding through the flat farm country of northwest Ohio. Smallmouth, channel cats, and a strong spring walleye push out of the Maumee make the lower river near Defiance the highlight.

Region: Northwest · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish · USGS gauges: Auglaize River Near Fort Jennings Oh, Auglaize River Near Defiance Oh

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Black River

A secondary Lake Erie steelhead fishery in Lorain County, between the Vermilion and Rocky rivers geographically. Important distinction: Black River is NOT one of ODNR's officially-stocked steelhead tributaries — fish present are strays wandering in from the adjacent stocked Vermilion and Rocky rivers, so runs are real but less reliable than the five flagship tributaries. Also gets a small fall king salmon run.

Region: Northeast (Steelhead Alley) · Fish for: Steelhead · USGS gauges: Black River at Elyria, OH

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East Fork Little Miami River

The East Fork joins the Little Miami below Milford and is dominated by East Fork Lake (Harsha Lake). Below the dam it is a strong saugeye and smallmouth tailwater; above the lake near Williamsburg it is a clear gravel smallmouth stream.

Region: Southwest · Fish for: Saugeye, Smallmouth Bass · USGS gauges: East Fork Little Miami River At Williamsburg Oh, East Fork Little Miami River At Perintown Oh

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Raccoon Creek

A sleeper Southeast Ohio creek draining Gallia, Vinton, and Jackson counties down to the Ohio River at Gallipolis. Gets consistently deep and fishable from the Route 218 bridge downstream, with a genuine mixed-species bag — walleye and sauger up top, cats and stripers near the mouth.

Region: Southeast · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Walleye · USGS gauges: Raccoon Creek at Adamsville OH

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Mosquito Creek

The reach below Mosquito Creek Lake is a dam-controlled tailwater draining one of northeast Ohio's best walleye and crappie reservoirs. Cold, steady releases push walleye, crappie, and the occasional musky into the creek, while the upper reaches are a quiet warmwater stream.

Region: Northeast · Fish for: Walleye, Crappie · USGS gauges: Mosquito Creek Near Greene Center Oh, Mosquito Creek Bl Mosquito Ck Dam Nr Cortland Oh

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Big Walnut Creek

Alum Creek's bigger sibling, running from north of Sunbury down through Central College and Rees before joining the Scioto River near Circleville. Solid smallmouth and saugeye water with far less pressure than the Scioto itself.

Region: Central · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass · USGS gauges: Big Walnut Creek at Central College OH, Big Walnut Creek at Rees OH

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Blanchard River

The Blanchard drains the flat country around Findlay before joining the Auglaize. It is a classic northwest-Ohio smallmouth and channel-cat stream with gravel riffles between long, slow farm pools.

Region: Northwest · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish · USGS gauges: Blanchard River Above Findlay Oh, Blanchard River Near Findlay Oh, Blanchard River Near Dupont Oh

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Little Muskingum River

The Little Muskingum is a scenic, remote Appalachian foothills river winding through the Wayne National Forest to meet the Ohio near Marietta. Its clear water, covered bridges, and gravel riffles make it one of southeast Ohio's best smallmouth and rock-bass floats.

Region: Southeast · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass · USGS gauges: Little Muskingum River At Bloomfield Oh

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Mahoning River

Once one of Ohio's most polluted rivers, the Mahoning has rebounded into a genuine smallmouth and channel-cat fishery as old low-head dams come out around Youngstown and Warren. Expect gravel riffles, urban pools, and a slow, industrial-era river on the mend. Check local consumption advisories.

Region: Northeast · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish · USGS gauges: Mahoning River At Pricetown Oh, Mahoning River At Leavittsburg Oh, Mahoning River At Lowellville Oh

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Little Darby Creek

Little Darby Creek is a State and National Scenic River and, with its sister Big Darby, one of the most biologically diverse streams in the Midwest. Clear gravel riffles hold quality smallmouth and rock bass just west of Columbus.

Region: Central · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass · USGS gauges: Little Darby Creek At West Jefferson Oh

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Ohio Brush Creek

Ohio Brush Creek drains the rugged Adams County hills to the Ohio and is one of southern Ohio's premier smallmouth streams. Clear water, long gravel riffles, and remote wooded reaches make it a top small-river float.

Region: Southwest · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass · USGS gauges: Ohio Brush Creek Near West Union Oh

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Wills Creek

Wills Creek is a large Muskingum tributary running through Guernsey and Coshocton counties. Above and below Wills Creek Lake it offers a diverse warmwater mix — smallmouth and saugeye on the gravel, plus muskies, channel cats, and flatheads in the bigger water.

Region: Southeast · Fish for: Saugeye, Smallmouth Bass · USGS gauges: Wills Creek At Cambridge Oh

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Captina Creek

Captina Creek is one of Ohio's highest-quality streams, a clear Belmont County tributary of the Ohio with an outstanding smallmouth and rock-bass population. Its cobble riffles and clean pools make it a classic small-stream float.

Region: Southeast · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass · USGS gauges: Captina Creek At S.R. 148 At Armstrongs Mills Oh

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Deer Creek

Deer Creek is a Scioto tributary best known for Deer Creek Lake and its saugeye-rich tailwater. The free-flowing reaches above the lake near Mount Sterling hold smallmouth and rock bass, while the whole system is a reliable saugeye and channel-cat producer.

Region: Central · Fish for: Saugeye, Smallmouth Bass · USGS gauges: Deer Creek At Mount Sterling Oh

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Tiffin River

The Tiffin is a quiet, wooded Maumee tributary running down from Michigan through the northwest corner. It holds a good smallmouth and rock-bass population in its gravel reaches, plus channel cats in the deeper water near Defiance.

Region: Northwest · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass · USGS gauges: Tiffin River At Stryker Oh, Tiffin River Near Evansport Oh

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Killbuck Creek

Killbuck Creek is a wide, slow, marshy stream draining the Holmes and Wayne county lowlands toward the Walhonding. Its sluggish pools and backwaters hold largemouth, pike, channel cats, and crappie, with smallmouth on the scattered gravel.

Region: East · Fish for: Largemouth / Spotted Bass, Northern Pike · USGS gauges: Killbuck Creek At Killbuck Oh

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Rocky Fork Creek

Rocky Fork drains Rocky Fork Lake into Paint Creek in Highland County. Below the dam it is a saugeye and smallmouth tailwater; the reservoir itself is a well-known saugeye and crappie lake feeding the stream.

Region: Southwest · Fish for: Saugeye, Smallmouth Bass · USGS gauges: Rocky Fork Near Barretts Mills Oh

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Twin Creek

Twin Creek is a clear, scenic Great Miami tributary running through the MetroParks near Germantown. Its gravel riffles hold quality smallmouth and rock bass, making it a favorite Dayton-area wade-and-float stream.

Region: Southwest · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass · USGS gauges: Twin Creek Near Germantown Oh

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St. Joseph River

The St. Joseph forms part of the Maumee headwaters along the Ohio-Indiana line. It is a clear, gravel-bottomed farm river with a solid smallmouth and rock-bass fishery in its riffle-and-pool sections.

Region: Northwest · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass · USGS gauges: St Joseph River Near Newville In

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Greenville Creek

Greenville Creek joins the Stillwater River in Darke and Miami counties and includes the scenic Greenville Falls. It is a clean gravel smallmouth and rock-bass stream with channel cats in the deeper pools.

Region: Southwest · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass · USGS gauges: Greenville Creek Near Bradford Oh

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St. Marys River

The St. Marys drains Grand Lake St. Marys and the surrounding farmland toward Fort Wayne, forming the other Maumee headwater fork. It is a low-gradient, often turbid warmwater stream best known for channel cats, carp, and scattered smallmouth.

Region: Northwest · Fish for: Channel Catfish, Smallmouth Bass · USGS gauges: St. Marys River At Rockford Oh, St Marys River At Walcot Street At Willshire Oh

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Ottawa River (Toledo)

This Ottawa River is a small Lake Erie tributary running through Toledo's north side. The lower river near the mouth sees spring runs of white bass and the odd walleye, while the upper reaches hold panfish, largemouth, and channel cats. Urban water — read local advisories.

Region: Northwest · Fish for: White Bass, Channel Catfish · USGS gauges: Ottawa River At University Of Toledo, Toledo Oh

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Ottawa River (Lima)

A separate Ottawa River (locally 'Hog Creek') winds through Lima and out to the Auglaize. It is a modest warmwater stream with smallmouth on the gravel, channel cats in the deeper holes, and largemouth in the slow pools.

Region: Northwest · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish · USGS gauges: Ottawa River At Lima Oh, Ottawa River Near Kalida Oh

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Stillwater Creek

Not to be confused with the Stillwater River out west, this Stillwater Creek drains the coal country of Harrison and Tuscarawas counties into the Tuscarawas. Below Piedmont Lake it is a decent smallmouth and saugeye stream with channel cats in the deeper pools.

Region: East · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Saugeye · USGS gauges: Stillwater Creek At Piedmont Oh, Stillwater Creek At Uhrichsville Oh

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Sugar Creek

Sugar Creek winds through the Amish country of Wayne and Tuscarawas counties before joining the Tuscarawas near Strasburg. It is a productive smallmouth and rock-bass stream with clean gravel riffles and good numbers of channel cats.

Region: East · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass · USGS gauges: Sugar Creek At Strasburg Oh

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Tinkers Creek

Tinkers Creek is the Cuyahoga's largest tributary, dropping through the Bedford and Viaduct Park gorges southeast of Cleveland. It holds smallmouth and rock bass in its gravel reaches, plus a few steelhead that stray up from the Cuyahoga in the lower river. Urban water — check advisories.

Region: Northeast · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass · USGS gauges: Tinkers Creek At Bedford Oh

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Eagle Creek

Eagle Creek is a wooded Mahoning tributary flowing through Portage and Trumbull counties. It is a small-stream smallmouth and rock-bass fishery with good water quality and plenty of gravel and cover.

Region: Northeast · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass · USGS gauges: Eagle Creek At Phalanx Station Oh

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Sandy Creek

Sandy Creek drains Stark and Carroll counties into the Tuscarawas near Bolivar. It is a modest smallmouth and channel-cat stream, with the old Sandy and Beaver Canal towpath following much of its course.

Region: Northeast · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish · USGS gauges: Sandy Creek At Waynesburg Oh

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Duck Creek

Duck Creek runs through Washington and Noble counties to the Ohio near Marietta. It is a quiet, wooded smallmouth and channel-cat stream with good gravel and a fair share of rock bass.

Region: Southeast · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish · USGS gauges: Duck Creek Below Whipple Oh

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Wheeling Creek

Wheeling Creek drains Belmont County toward the Ohio at Bridgeport. It is a wooded Appalachian smallmouth and rock-bass stream with channel cats in the bigger holes.

Region: Southeast · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass · USGS gauges: Wheeling Creek Below Blaine Oh

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Yellow Creek

Yellow Creek flows through the eastern hill country of Columbiana and Jefferson counties to the Ohio at Wellsville. It is a clear, wooded smallmouth and rock-bass stream with channel cats in the deeper water.

Region: East · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass · USGS gauges: Yellow Creek Near Hammondsville Oh

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Massies Creek

Massies Creek is a small Little Miami tributary in Greene County near Cedarville, known for its limestone gorge and clear pools. It holds smallmouth and rock bass on the gravel and in the plunge pools below the gorge.

Region: Southwest · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass · USGS gauges: Massies Creek At Wilberforce Oh

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Little Auglaize River

The Little Auglaize is a small, slow farm-country tributary joining the Auglaize near Melrose. It is a quiet channel-cat and smallmouth stream with plenty of woody cover for largemouth and rock bass.

Region: Northwest · Fish for: Channel Catfish, Smallmouth Bass · USGS gauges: Little Auglaize River At Melrose Oh

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Tymochtee Creek

Tymochtee Creek is a Sandusky River tributary draining the flat Wyandot County farmland. It is a modest smallmouth and rock-bass stream on its gravel reaches, with channel cats in the deeper pools.

Region: Northwest · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass · USGS gauges: Tymochtee Creek At Crawford Oh

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Chippewa Creek

Chippewa Creek flows through Medina and Wayne counties into the Tuscarawas. It is a small, gravel-bottomed smallmouth and rock-bass stream with channel cats in the deeper holes.

Region: East · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass · USGS gauges: Chippewa Creek At Miller Rd At Sterling Oh, Chippewa Creek Above Easton Oh

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Wakatomika Creek

Wakatomika Creek drains the hills of Muskingum and Coshocton counties into the Muskingum near Dresden. It is a quiet smallmouth and rock-bass stream with channel cats in the deeper pools.

Region: Southeast · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass · USGS gauges: Wakatomika Creek Near Frazeysburg Oh

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Salt Creek

This Salt Creek drains the hill country of Muskingum County into the lower Muskingum near Chandlersville. It is a small, wooded smallmouth and rock-bass stream with channel cats holding in the deeper holes.

Region: Southeast · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass · USGS gauges: Salt Creek Near Chandlersville Oh

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Shade River

The Shade River drains the Meigs County hills to the Ohio near Chester. It is a small, low-summer-flow warmwater stream with smallmouth, rock bass, and channel cats concentrated in the deeper pools.

Region: Southeast · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish · USGS gauges: Shade River Near Chester Oh

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Symmes Creek

Symmes Creek winds through the Lawrence and Gallia county hills to the Ohio near Chesapeake. It is a low-gradient warmwater stream with smallmouth on the gravel, plus channel cats and rock bass in the pools.

Region: Southeast · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass · USGS gauges: Symmes Creek At Aid Oh

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Loramie Creek

Loramie Creek drains Lake Loramie and the Shelby County farmland into the Great Miami at Lockington. It is a modest smallmouth and channel-cat stream, with the Lockington Dam area a local hotspot.

Region: Southwest · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish · USGS gauges: Loramie Creek At Lockington Oh

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Sevenmile Creek

Sevenmile Creek runs through Preble and Butler counties to the Great Miami near Hamilton. It is a clear gravel smallmouth and rock-bass stream with channel cats in the deeper holes.

Region: Southwest · Fish for: Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass · USGS gauges: Sevenmile Creek At Camden Oh

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Ohio river conditions — FAQ

How current is the Ohio river data?

Flow readings come straight from USGS gauges and refresh every 15 minutes. Every Ohio river shows the exact reading time for each gauge, so you always know how fresh the number is.

Which Ohio rivers are safe to wade or fish right now?

All 71 Ohio rivers we track are rated Wadeable, Caution, Limited, or Blown out against thresholds tuned to each individual gauge. Open the dashboard for a live top-to-bottom read of every river.

What does CFS mean for wading?

CFS — cubic feet per second — is how much water is moving past the gauge. Higher CFS means faster, deeper, pushier water. The safe range differs on every river, which is why each gauge carries its own thresholds rather than one blanket number.

How much rain fell on Ohio rivers, and how much is coming?

Each river page shows total observed rainfall over the last 48 hours plus the forecast for the next 48 hours at that gauge — the fastest way to tell whether the water is about to blow out or start clearing.

Do you cover my Ohio river?

We track 71 Ohio rivers behind live USGS gauges. Open any river for live conditions, species timing, public access points, and recent rainfall.