Ohio · Unknown Co.

Tinkers Creek

· 28 mi · Class
Optimal: 70–225 CFS · USGS #04207200
142 avg
234CFS
3.20 ft gauge height
Above Optimal
→Stable
⚡Flow data is live from USGS·Rapid classifications and CFS ranges need community verification·Know this river?
Avg flow: 142 cfsHist. median: 0 cfsUSGS #04207200
State

Experienced paddlers only. No access out of gorge. Creek is heavily polluted by sewage. Barricade across the width of Tinkers Creek at the canal where it crosses at Canal Road east of Independence. Barricade is just upstream of the mouth of Tinkers Creek. (Ohio DNR)

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