Total streamflow across the
Great Miami River
was last observed at
18,843
cfs, and is expected to yield approximately
37,375
acre-ft of water today; about 64%
of normal.
River levels are low and may signify a drought.
Average streamflow for this time of year is
29,334 cfs,
with recent peaks last observed
on
2025-04-07 when daily discharge volume was observed at
288,830 cfs.
Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the
Great Miami River Below Miamisburg Oh
reporting a streamflow rate of 5,170 cfs.
However, the streamgauge with the highest stage along the river is the
Great Miami River At Hamilton Oh
with a gauge stage of 64.2 ft.
This river is monitored from 11 different streamgauging stations along the Great Miami River, the highest being situated at an altitude of 978 ft, the
Great Miami River Bl Indian Lake At Russells Pt Oh.
Last Updated | 2025-05-01 |
Discharge Volume | 37,375 ACRE-FT |
Streamflow |
18,843.0 cfs
-8765.0 cfs (-31.75%) |
Percent of Normal | 64.24% |
Maximum |
288,830.0 cfs
2025-04-07 |
Seasonal Avg | 29,334 cfs |
The Great Miami River (also called the Miami River) (Shawnee: Msimiyamithiipi) is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 160 miles (260 km) long, in southwestern Ohio and Indiana in the United States. The Great Miami flows through Dayton, Piqua, Troy, Hamilton, and Sidney.
The river is named for the Miami, an Algonquian-speaking Native American people who lived in the region during the early days of European settlement. They were forced to relocate to the west to escape European-American settlement pressure.
The region surrounding the Great Miami River is known as the Miami Valley. This term is used in the upper portions of the valley as a moniker for the economic-cultural region centered primarily on the Greater Dayton area. As the lower portions of the Miami Valley fall under the influence of Cincinnati and the Ohio River Valley, residents of the lower area do not identify with the Miami in the same way.