About this river
West Branch Rocky River is an 18.4 mile river near Lake Erie Charter Service LLC in Ohio. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge West Branch Rocky River at West View OH (site 04201400). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2016 to 2026
West Branch Rocky River typically runs highest in April, at a median 192 cfs, and lowest in September, at 26 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,910 cfs, in 2020.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 139 | 57 to 365 | |
| February | 170 | 76 to 510 | |
| March | 184 | 111 to 358 | |
| April | 192 | 100 to 471 | |
| May | 110 | 61 to 312 | |
| June | 52 | 32 to 146 | |
| July | 43 | 25 to 120 | |
| August | 29 | 20 to 80 | |
| September | 26 | 14 to 58 | |
| October | 38 | 19 to 75 | |
| November | 63 | 34 to 129 | |
| December | 98 | 50 to 233 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 9 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for West Branch Rocky River at West View OH (site 04201400). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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