Water Data

MCD offers a variety of easy-to-find information to assist the region in understanding and managing its natural water resources.

PRECIPITATION in the Great Miami River Watershed over the last 24 hours, 7 Days, or 30 Days measured in inches. View recent or historic totals by the Day, Month, or Year.

STREAM OR RIVER STAGE (also known as river level or gage height) is the height of the water surface, in feet, above some arbitrary point often referred to as the datum. Stage is NOT the depth of the water in the channel.

FORECASTED RIVER STAGE to view anticipated river levels as modeled by the Ohio River Forecast Center.

STREAM OR RIVER DISCHARGE is the volume of water flowing past a given point in the stream in a given period of time. Streamflow is reported as cubic feet per second (ft3/s). Streamflow values are better indicators than gage height of conditions along the whole river.

AIR and RIVER WATER TEMPERATURE are measured with deployed sensors and reported in degrees Fahrenheit.

DEPTH TO GROUNDWATER is the distance from an established measuring point to the water level in a well measured in feet.

Who collects this data? MCD and its partners – the United States Geological Survey, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, and Heidelberg National Center for Water Quality Research – collect the water data that is used in everything from flood forecasting to infrastructure planning.

MCD also collects data on groundwater quality, groundwater temperature, and surface water quality that is published in regular reports available at Water Research or by request.

For more information, contact Mike Ekberg, manager of water resources monitoring and analysis through this form.

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MCD Hydro Technician Alex Hackney makes a stream flow measurement.