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BIG WALNUT CREEK

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Big Walnut Creek at Central College OH

FRANKLIN COUNTY, OH40.1037°N, -82.8841°W Updated 23 min ago

FLOW RATE

145cfs

GAUGE HT

3.77ft

AIR TEMP

63°F

WIND

2mph SSE

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

145cfs 47.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 119–161 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

145cfs

PERIOD LOW

136cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.77ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

80°

55°

THU

81°

62°

FRI

68°

63°

SAT

71°

67°

SUN

84°

67°

MON

88°

67°

TUE

92°

75°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

76°

mild

76°

78°

79°

80°

79°

77°

73°

70°

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

63°

65°

66°

71°

75°

79°

81°

80°

74°

71°

72°

69°

68°

67°

66°

64°

63°

64°

65°

66°

68°

66°

67°

68°

69°

70°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

69°

70°

72°

75°

77°

79°

81°

82°

83°

84°

83°

82°

80°

79°

75°

73°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

69°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph SSW

G 9 mph

SSW

G10

SSW

G11

SSW

SSE

G10

G17

G15

G17

WSW

G17

WSW

G26

WSW

G15

G11

WSW

SSE

G13

SSE

G12

G13

SSE

G16

SSE

G13

SSE

WSW

WNW

SSW

G11

SSE

G15

SSE

G22

G15

G17

G21

G17

SSE

ESE

SSW

WSW

SSW

ESE

SSE

G13

NNE

ENE

ESE

SSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

ENE

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

12%

13%

11%

15%

23%

24%

36%

28%

30%

26%

64%

32%

31%

54%

67%

73%

68%

44%

33%

13%

11%

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

24%

few

24%

18%

24%

20%

14%

28%

100%

96%

100%

40%

62%

66%

93%

100%

89%

100%

97%

100%

89%

33%

100%

87%

51%

39%

52%

58%

100%

89%

48%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

989

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:03 AM

SUNSET

09:04 PM

15H 1M OF DAYLIGHT8H 31M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

69% illuminated

Station Location

40.1037, -82.8841

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 12:33 UTC

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