Tuscarawas HUC8 05040001
A 6,720 km² sub-basin of the Ohio 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
79
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
13%
of 15 reporting
Median flow
210%
p64 of record
Water assets
3,136
7 springs · 741 wells
USGS gauges (24)
- Long Lake Feeder O&E Canal OH4101210813303002 cfsp2 · much below normal
- Lock 1 Outlet O&E Canal OH4104330813125005 cfsp8 · much below normal
- Wolf Creek Outlet O&E Canal OH4100140813626004 cfsp51 · normal
- Chippewa Creek at Miller Rd at Sterling OH031160774 cfsp52 · normal
- Sugar Creek at Strasburg OH0312450057 cfsp57 · normal
- Nimishillen Creek at North Industry OH03118500100 cfsp62 · normal
- Tuscarawas River at Massillon OH03117000157 cfsp63 · normal
- Little Stillwater Creek bl Tappan Dam at Tappan OH0312850023 cfsp64 · normal
- Stillwater Creek at Piedmont OH0312600068 cfsp75 · above normal
- Middle Branch Nimishillen Creek at Canton OH0311800020 cfsp78 · above normal
- Indian Fork bl Atwood Dam near New Cumberland OH0312150017 cfsp82 · above normal
- Stillwater Creek at Tippecanoe OH03127000134 cfsp82 · above normal
- Tuscarawas River at Newcomerstown OH031290001,720 cfsp86 · above normal
- Sandy Creek at Waynesburg OH03117500236 cfsp92 · much above normal
- McGuire Creek near Leesville OH0312050032 cfsp92 · much above normal
- Tuscarawas River above Barberton OH0311591713 cfsno long-term record
- Tuscarawas River at Clinton OH0311600065 cfsno long-term record
- Chippewa Creek above Easton OH0311619631 cfsno long-term record
- Tuscarawas River below Dover Dam near Dover OH03122500235 cfsno long-term record
- Sugar Creek bl Beach City Dam near Beach City OH0312400014 cfsno long-term record
- Tuscarawas River at New Philadelphia OH031248001,170 cfsno long-term record
- Boggs Fork at Piedmont OH0312590015 cfsno long-term record
- Brushy Fork near Tippecanoe OH0312691027 cfsno long-term record
- Stillwater Creek at Uhrichsville OH03127500no readingno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | 0 | 0 | 2/15 | p64 |
Top water assets
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- 66Marsh Lake Damreservoir
- 66Chippewa Creek Structure Iv-Areservoir
- 66Loyal Oak Lake Damreservoir
- 66Stanley Upper Lake Damreservoir
- 66Pine Lake No. 1 Damreservoir
- 66Wolf Creek Damreservoir