Hocking River level at Logan

Ohio · Tubing & floating

Measured at USGS 03157500 — Hocking River at Enterprise OH · NWS forecast point ENTO1

1,520CFS 2,141% of normal

Reading taken · as of 1 hour ago

Gage height4.80 ft
Median for mid-September71 CFS
Years of record94 (1932–2026)
Highest on record21,600 CFS daily, 1932–2026
Lowest on record23 CFS daily

Running high and pushy for a tube or an inner-tube crowd

At 1,520 CFS, this gauge is running 2,141% of normal for mid-September — above the 71 CFS median USGS has recorded for this date across 94 years of record (1932–2026).

Last 30 days · 182–5,810 CFS

Flood stages at Logan

National Weather Service categories for gauge ENTO1, WFO ILN. Impact wording is the NWS's own, verbatim.

Flow history at Logan

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Daily values from USGS 03157500, updated every 15 to 60 minutes; NWS forecast for ENTO1 reissued through the day. Provisional.

Highest crests on record at Logan

12 on record
StageFlowDate
22.00 ftMar 13, 1907
21.31 ftMar 10, 1964
20.00 ftMar 6, 1945
19.94 ftApr 20, 1940
18.31 ftMay 24, 1968
18.14 ftJan 6, 2005
17.87 ftMay 28, 1968
17.64 ftJan 22, 1937
17.04 ft12,396 CFSApr 4, 2018
17.00 ftApr 13, 1948

Crests published by the National Weather Service.

About Hocking River at Logan

In Ohio — the reading paddlers, anglers and outfitters here check before committing to a shuttle. Hocking Hills liveries; Ohio's number one tourism draw.

Hocking River at Logan — common questions

3 questions

Does rain upstream change Hocking River at Logan quickly?

Yes. It is free-flowing, so rain upstream moves it directly. Several feet in a few hours is normal after a heavy storm.

Is Hocking River at Logan high or low for this time of year?

The USGS median flow for mid-September here is 71 CFS, from 94 years of record (1932–2026). Today is 2,141% of it. The comparison is what makes the raw number mean anything: the same reading is a drought on one river and a flood on another.

How often does this reading update?

USGS transmits from gauge 03157500 every 15 to 60 minutes, and the National Weather Service reissues the flood forecast for ENTO1 a few times a day — more often when the river is rising. This page refreshes from both when you open it. The timestamp is in the gauge's local time.

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