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 2026-10-13); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
84
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 7 reporting
Median flow
146%
p59 of record
Water assets
736
6 springs · 262 wells
USGS gauges (10)
- Sandusky River near Fremont OH0419800066 cfsp53 · normal
- Honey Creek at Melmore OH041971008 cfsp54 · normal
- Sandusky River near Bucyrus OH0419600011 cfsp57 · normal
- Sandusky River near Upper Sandusky OH0419650025 cfsp59 · normal
- Sandusky River at Tiffin OH0419713771 cfsp65 · normal
- Tymochtee Creek at Crawford OH0419680018 cfsp74 · normal
- Rock Creek at Tiffin OH041971706 cfsp80 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 | 0 | 0 | 0/7 | p59 |
| 2026-10-17 | 0 | 0 | 0/7 | p70 |
| 2026-10-16 | 0 | 0 | 0/7 | p55 |
| 2026-10-15 | 0 | 0 | 0/7 | p56 |
| 2026-10-14 | 0 | 0 | 0/7 | p55 |
| 2026-10-13 | 0 | 0 | 0/7 | p55 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 0 | 0/7 | p56 |
| 2026-10-11 | 0 | 0 | 0/7 | p56 |
| 2026-10-10 | 0 | 0 | 0/7 | p54 |
| 2026-10-09 | 0 | 0 | 0/7 | p57 |
| 2026-10-08 | 0 | 0 | 0/7 | p64 |
| 2026-10-07 | 0 | 0 | 0/7 | p64 |
| 2026-10-06 | 0 | 0 | 0/7 | p67 |
| 2026-10-05 | 0 | 0 | 0/7 | p69 |
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