Sandusky HUC8 04100011
A 4,715 km² sub-basin of the Great Lakes region in OH. Drought coverage is from the US Drought Monitor (map of 2026-09-01); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
80
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 7 reporting
Median flow
222%
p77 of record
Water assets
736
6 springs · 262 wells
USGS gauges (10)
- Honey Creek at Melmore OH041971005 cfsp44 · normal
- Sandusky River near Fremont OH0419800069 cfsp54 · normal
- Rock Creek at Tiffin OH041971702 cfsp60 · normal
- Sandusky River near Bucyrus OH0419600015 cfsp77 · above normal
- Sandusky River near Upper Sandusky OH0419650045 cfsp83 · above normal
- Sandusky River at Tiffin OH04197137359 cfsp91 · much above normal
- Tymochtee Creek at Crawford OH0419680041 cfsp94 · much above normal
- Rock Creek near Republic OH04197152no readingno long-term record
- Wolf Creek near Kansas OH041972778 cfsno long-term record
- Sandusky River below Bradys Island at Fremont OH412122083061400777 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | 0 | 0 | 0/7 | p77 |
Top water assets
- 66Beaver Creek Upground Reservoirreservoir
- 66Fremont Upground Reservoirreservoir
- 66Bucyrus Reservoir No. 3 Damreservoir
- 66Upper Sandusky Reservoir Damreservoir
- 65East Branch Wolf Creekriver
- 65Rock Creek At Tiffin Ohriver
- 65Sandusky River At Tiffin Ohriver
- 65Sandusky River Below Bradys Island At Fremont Ohriver
- 65Sandusky River Near Bucyrus Ohriver
- 65Wolf Creek Near Kansas Ohriver