Upper Scioto HUC8 05060001
A 8,277 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
82
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
5%
of 20 reporting
Median flow
168%
p66 of record
Water assets
3,028
3 springs · 802 wells
USGS gauges (26)
- Whetstone Creek at Mt Gilead OH032234252 cfsp22 · below normal
- Alum Creek near Kilbourne OH032287505 cfsp26 · normal
- Olentangy River near Delaware OH0322550024 cfsp53 · normal
- Olentangy River at J H Herrick Dr at Columbus OH0322710774 cfsp53 · normal
- Scioto River near Commercial Point OH03229610689 cfsp54 · normal
- Scioto River at 5th Ave at Columbus OH03221646138 cfsp56 · normal
- Big Walnut Creek at Sunbury OH032283008 cfsp57 · normal
- Big Walnut Creek at Rees OH03229500238 cfsp59 · normal
- Olentangy River near Worthington OH0322680056 cfsp62 · normal
- Scioto River at Columbus OH03227500243 cfsp66 · normal
- Scioto River near Prospect OH0321950062 cfsp66 · normal
- Scioto River at La Rue OH0321750029 cfsp73 · normal
- Scioto River below O'Shaughnessy Dam nr Dublin OH0322100097 cfsp74 · normal
- Big Walnut Creek at Central College OH03228500142 cfsp76 · above normal
- Alum Creek at Africa OH0322880591 cfsp77 · above normal
- Mill Creek near Bellepoint OH0322000025 cfsp78 · above normal
- Hellbranch Run near Harrisburg OH0323045010 cfsp80 · above normal
- Walnut Creek at Ashville OH03229796123 cfsp83 · above normal
- Big Darby Creek at Darbyville OH03230500307 cfsp93 · much above normal
- Little Darby Creek at West Jefferson OH03230310135 cfsp94 · much above normal
- Scioto River at Kenton OH0321742440 cfsno long-term record
- Mill Creek above Marysville OH0321978114 cfsno long-term record
- Olentangy River at Claridon OH032230003 cfsno long-term record
- Blacklick Creek near Pickerington OH0322868918 cfsno long-term record
- Alum Creek at Columbus OH0322900025 cfsno long-term record
- Clover Groff Ditch below Alton OH032304272 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 0 | 0 | 1/20 | p66 |
| 2026-10-19 | 0 | 0 | 1/20 | p74 |
| 2026-10-18 | 0 | 0 | 1/20 | p79 |
| 2026-10-17 | 0 | 0 | 0/20 | p82 |
| 2026-10-16 | 0 | 0 | 0/20 | p75 |
| 2026-10-15 | 0 | 0 | 0/20 | p81 |
| 2026-10-14 | 0 | 0 | 0/20 | p70 |
| 2026-10-13 | 0 | 0 | 0/20 | p71 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 0 | 0/20 | p75 |
| 2026-10-11 | 0 | 0 | 0/20 | p73 |
| 2026-10-10 | 0 | 0 | 0/20 | p75 |
| 2026-10-09 | 0 | 0 | 0/20 | p75 |
| 2026-10-08 | 0 | 0 | 0/20 | p79 |
| 2026-10-07 | 0 | 0 | 0/20 | p78 |
Top water assets
- 66John R. Doutt Upground Reservoirreservoir
- 66Harding Area Council Bsa Damreservoir
- 66Clark Lake No. 2 Damreservoir
- 66Smith-Lin Lake Damreservoir
- 66Appleseed Ridge Lake No. 1 Damreservoir
- 66Candlewood Lake Damreservoir
- 66Mount Gilead Lower Lake Damreservoir
- 66Del-Co Upland Storage Reservoir No. 3reservoir
- 66Havens Lake Damreservoir
- 66Amann Reservoir Damreservoir