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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 19 hr ago

FLOW RATE

159cfs

GAUGE HT

3.86ft

AIR TEMP

84°F

WIND

6mph NNE

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

159cfs 33.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 135–183 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

207cfs

PERIOD LOW

128cfs

RUNNABLE

75%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

3.86ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

84°

67°

MON

90°

65°

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

78°

mild

78°

75°

73°

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71°

70°

68°

66°

63°

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65°

67°

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78°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph NNE

G 15 mph

G15

NNE

G16

NNW

G10

G12

NNE

G13

NNE

WSW

NNW

NNE

ENE

NNE

G10

NNE

G10

NNE

G11

G12

G14

G16

NNE

G16

G15

ENE

G11

ENE

WNW

NNW

WNW

NNW

WNW

G11

G12

G14

G17

WNW

G18

G17

WNW

G18

WNW

G18

G19

WNW

G20

G19

WNW

G21

G17

NNW

G14

NNW

G12

G10

NNE

NNW

WNW

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

G15

ENE

G15

ENE

G12

ENE

G11

ENE

NNE

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

48%

31%

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

989

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:13 AM

SUNSET

09:01 PM

14H 48M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

4% 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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