2025-12-20T00:00:00-07:00
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... Strong northwest winds will spread across the northeast plains after sunrise today, with gusts 45 to 65 mph creating critical fire weather conditions despite somewhat marginal humidity values near 20%. Early Friday, westerly downslope winds will bring strong gusts to the Front Range mountains and foothills, with potential for these to spread into wind-favored portions of the adjacent lower elevations. Peak gusts of 70-90 mph are increasing in likelihood for the windiest locations (considerably lower for areas along and east of I-25). With a warmer and drier air mass in place, humidity values in the teens look to extend into much of the foothills, and certainly across the lower elevations. Such conditions may be a longer duration than usual, with potential for low humidity to extend into the evening hours prior to the arrival of a front. The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Friday morning through Friday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 215, 216, 241, 243, 245, 246 and 247. * TIMING...From Friday morning through late Friday evening. * WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 80 mph in and near the foothills. West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph for areas roughly along and east of I-25. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 to 15%. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire.
Summary
Total streamflow across the
Blanchard River
was last observed at
177
cfs, and is expected to yield approximately
352
acre-ft of water today; about 42%
of normal.
River levels are low and may signify a drought.
Average streamflow for this time of year is
424 cfs,
with recent peaks last observed
on
2024-04-04 when daily discharge volume was observed at
33,700 cfs.
Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the
Blanchard River Near Dupont Oh
reporting a streamflow rate of 58.7 cfs.
However, the streamgauge with the highest stage along the river is the
Blanchard River Above Findlay Oh
with a gauge stage of 5.42 ft.
This river is monitored from 6 different streamgauging stations along the Blanchard River, the highest being situated at an altitude of 811 ft, the
Blanchard River Below Mt. Blanchard Oh.
River Details
| Last Updated | 2025-12-18 |
| Discharge Volume | 352 ACRE-FT |
| Streamflow |
177.49 cfs
-20.02 cfs (-10.14%) |
| Percent of Normal | 41.86% |
| Maximum |
33,700.0 cfs
2024-04-04 |
| Seasonal Avg | 424 cfs |
River Streamflow Levels
| Streamgauge | Streamflow | Gauge Stage | 24hr Change (%) | % Normal | Minimum (cfs) | Maximum (cfs) | Air Temp | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Blanchard River Below Mt. Blanchard Oh
USGS 04188337 |
7 cfs | 2.65 ft | 0 | |||||
|
Blanchard River Above Findlay Oh
USGS 04188400 |
10 cfs | 5.42 ft | 7.68 | |||||
|
Blanchard River Near Findlay Oh
USGS 04189000 |
23 cfs | 0.84 ft | 4.5 | |||||
|
Blanchard River At Gilboa Oh
USGS 04189131 |
37 cfs | 3.99 ft | -21.32 | |||||
|
Blanchard River At Ottawa Oh
USGS 04189260 |
43 cfs | 4.9 ft | -15.34 | |||||
|
Blanchard River Near Dupont Oh
USGS 04190000 |
59 cfs | 5.4 ft | -6.38 |
Seasonal Discharge Comparison
Maximum Streamflow Discharge
Streamflow Elevation Profile
The Blanchard River is a 103-mile-long (166 km) tributary of the Auglaize River in northwestern Ohio in the United States. It drains a primarily rural farming area in the watershed of Lake Erie.
It rises in central Hardin County, on the northern outskirts of Kenton. It flows generally north for its first 25 miles (40 km) into eastern Hancock County, where it turns sharply to the west. It flows west through Findlay and past Ottawa. It joins the Auglaize from the east in western Putnam County approximately 2 miles (3 km) north of Cloverdale at 41°02′29″N 84°17′57″W.