Black Fork at Melco OH water level

Name: Black Fork at Melco OH water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
License: https://www.usgs.gov/information-policies-and-instructions/copyrights-and-credits

River gauge, Black Fork, Ohio, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

6.40ft Down 0.06 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 03:00 AM EDT (49 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

Black Fork at Melco OH reads 6.40 ft as of Oct 18, 2026, 03:00 AM EDT. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this river yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

It has dropped 0.06 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 6.26 ft and 6.50 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Floating and fishing near Black Fork at Melco OH

Use the recent trend as your guide, and ask locally which gage height makes for a good float.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.37 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 58° 34° – Wind 10 mph

19 Mon 63° 39° – Wind 5 mph

20 Tue 66° 43° – Wind 9 mph

21 Wed 64° 40° – Wind 7 mph

22 Thu 65° 40° – Wind 6 mph

23 Fri 67° 43° – Wind 6 mph

24 Sat 67° 44° – Wind 8 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:44 AM Sunset 06:46 PM Daylight 11 hr, 2 min First quarter 47%

Map

Other gauges on Black Fork

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Black Fork below Charles Mill Dam near Mifflin OHRiver gauge, Black Fork	2.14 ft	Normal	−0.10 ft	2.8 mi
Black Fork at Loudonville OHRiver gauge, Black Fork	3.40 ft	Very high	−0.02 ft	8 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Lake Fork below Mohicanville Dam near Mohicanville OHRiver gauge, Lake Fork	4.65 ft	High	+0.11 ft	11 mi
Black Fork Mohican River at Shelby OHRiver gauge, Black Fork Mohican River	5.84 ft	Below flood stage	±0	20 mi
Kokosing River at Mount Vernon OHRiver gauge, Kokosing River	2.47 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	21 mi
Killbuck Creek at Killbuck OHRiver gauge, Killbuck Creek	7.02 ft	Below flood stage	+0.17 ft	25 mi
Whetstone Creek at Mt Gilead OHRiver gauge, Whetstone Creek	1.87 ft	Below flood stage	−0.04 ft	26 mi
Little Killbuck Creek near Lodi OHRiver gauge, Little Killbuck Creek	1.6 cfs	Normal	−0.5 cfs	29 mi
Chippewa Creek at Miller Rd at Sterling OHRiver gauge, Chippewa Creek	29.1 cfs	High	−13.5 cfs	32 mi
North Fork Licking River at Utica OHRiver gauge, North Fork Licking River	64.6 cfs	Very high	±0	33 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Black Fork at Melco OH today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 03:00 AM EDT, the water level was 6.40 ft. Down 0.06 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Black Fork at Melco OH rising or falling?

Down 0.06 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Black Fork at Melco OH normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:03131300 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 40.69778, -82.36028 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	6.40 ft	2026-10-18 07:00	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Black Fork at Melco OH (usgs:03131300). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/ohio/black-fork-at-melco-oh

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer