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Muskingum River
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MUSKINGUM RIVER
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Muskingum River at Dresden OH

MUSKINGUM COUNTY, OH40.1203°N, -81.9996°W Updated 24 min ago
FLOW RATE
2,780cfs
GAUGE HT
7.42ft
AIR TEMP
76°F
WIND
4mph SSE
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
2,780cfs 52.0% vs avg
Optimal band: 2,4743,346 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
3,110cfs
PERIOD LOW
2,780cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

7.42ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

23.9in

≈ normal

23.89 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 23.76 in).

YTD Total

23.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

23.8in

30-yr average

Typical Range

18.1–30.4in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+1%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.95" · normal 3.38" (1.9–5.0)
Jan
Feb: 1.24" · normal 2.93" (1.7–4.3)
Feb
Mar: 5.70" · normal 4.03" (2.4–5.8)
Mar
Apr: 3.51" · normal 4.43" (2.6–6.2)
Apr
May: 6.41" · normal 4.54" (2.4–7.0)
May
Jun: 5.08" · normal 4.17" (2.0–6.9)
Jun
Jul: 0.00" (so far)· normal 3.61" (1.9–5.5)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.19" (1.6–4.7)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.19" (1.4–5.5)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.06" (1.4–4.8)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.21" (1.9–5.1)
Nov
Dec: normal 3.25" (1.9–4.6)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo07:09 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
98°
73°
SAT
95°
68°
SUN
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MON
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TUE
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WED
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THU
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TEMP
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
994
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:03 AM
SUNSET
09:00 PM
14H 57M OF DAYLIGHT13H 51M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated

Station Location

40.1203, -81.9996
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 07:09 UTC
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