What is the current flow on Paint Creek?

Paint Creek was running 146 cubic feet per second as of Aug 1, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC, measured at USGS gauge 03234300. This is a build-time snapshot rather than a live reading — check the USGS gauge directly before relying on it.

What is the water temperature on Paint Creek?

75.2°F (24°C) as of Aug 1, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC, at USGS gauge 03232470. Paint Creek carries no state trout classification, so the trout-stress thresholds do not apply to it — this is a water temperature measurement, not a fishery judgement.

Paint Creek

Ohio. Streamflow and water-temperature readings from USGS gauges. Running 146 cfs as of Aug 1, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC.

Latest Reading

146

cubic feet / second

75.2°F

water temperature (24°C)

USGS gauges

Flow measured Aug 1, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC at gauge 03234300. Temperature measured Aug 1, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC at gauge 03232470. These are build-time snapshots, not a live feed — check the USGS gauge before relying on them.

USGS Gauges on Paint Creek

Gauge	Station	Water temp?
03232000	Paint Creek near Greenfield OH	—
03232470	Paint Creek near Bainbridge OH	Yes
03234000	Paint Creek near Bourneville OH	—
03234300	Paint Creek at Chillicothe OH	—

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Conditions: USGS NWIS (public domain).