Muskingum HUC8 05040004
A 4,056 km² sub-basin of the Ohio 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
86
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 6 reporting
Median flow
167%
p71 of record
Water assets
2,423
3 springs · 188 wells
USGS gauges (6)
- Muskingum River near Coshocton OH031405001,520 cfsp60 · normal
- Salt Creek near Chandlersville OH0314950012 cfsp65 · normal
- Muskingum River at McConnelsville OH031500002,550 cfsp71 · normal
- Muskingum River at Dresden OH031445002,110 cfsp71 · normal
- Wakatomika Creek near Frazeysburg OH0314400037 cfsp73 · normal
- Muskingum River at Beverly OH031505002,960 cfsp81 · above normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | p71 |
| 2026-10-19 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | p71 |
| 2026-10-18 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | p77 |
| 2026-10-17 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | p79 |
| 2026-10-16 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | p80 |
| 2026-10-15 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | p77 |
| 2026-10-14 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | p77 |
| 2026-10-13 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | p78 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | p75 |
| 2026-10-11 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | p71 |
| 2026-10-10 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | p75 |
| 2026-10-09 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | p76 |
| 2026-10-08 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | p78 |
| 2026-10-07 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | p78 |
Top water assets
- 67Muskingum River Upper Fly Ash Damreservoir
- 66Muskingum River Lower Fly Ash Damreservoir
- 66Ohio Power Company Pond Mmv-11 Damreservoir
- 66Dogwood Lake Damreservoir
- 66Ohio Power Company Pond Mb-141 Damreservoir
- 66Muskingum River Middle Fly Ash Damreservoir
- 66Luburgh Lake Dam No. 12reservoir
- 66Allen No. 1 Damreservoir
- 66Ohio Power Company Pond Mm-52 Damreservoir
- 66Davis Pond Damreservoir