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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 18 hr ago

FLOW RATE

162cfs

GAUGE HT

3.88ft

AIR TEMP

83°F

WIND

3mph E

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

162cfs 13.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 122–164 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,537cfs

PERIOD LOW

105cfs

RUNNABLE

73%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

3.88ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

67°

MON

90°

64°

TUE

88°

67°

WED

90°

71°

THU

86°

72°

FRI

79°

62°

SAT

80°

57°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

85°

mild

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71°

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68°

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63°

62°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph NNE

G 9 mph

NNE

G20

G17

NNE

G11

NNE

G13

NNE

NNW

WNW

NNW

NNE

NNW

G10

NNE

ENE

NNE

G10

NNE

G10

NNE

G11

G12

G14

G16

NNE

G16

G15

ENE

G11

ENE

WNW

NNW

WNW

NNW

WNW

G10

G14

G15

WNW

G18

G16

WNW

G15

WNW

G18

WNW

G21

WNW

G21

G20

G17

NNW

G14

NNW

G15

G14

G13

G11

G10

NNE

NNW

WNW

G10

G11

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

G10

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G11

ENE

G11

ENE

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

11%

clear

11%

24%

10%

14%

100%

16%

90%

100%

65%

89%

59%

100%

15%

100%

11%

100%

76%

35%

73%

16%

10%

11%

63%

87%

100%

15%

14%

100%

13%

18%

15%

95%

100%

91%

10%

88%

100%

46%

29%

13%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

990

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:13 AM

SUNSET

09:01 PM

14H 48M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

40.1037, -82.8841

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 00:00 UTC

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