Access Points: ODNR South Central Area

Stream Flow Data: Big Darby Flow

The Big Darby flows through Union, Madison, Franklin, and Pickaway Counties. The Big Darby River as well as its major tributary Little Darby River was added as a state scenic river in 1984 and a national scenic river in 1994.

These two rivers have 82 miles of water rolling through some of the richest bottomland in these counties.

Both rivers are rich in aquatic and terrestrial plants and animals, 86 species of fish, including the Scioto Madtom which is on the Ohio endangered list, and 41 species of freshwater mollusks, eight of which are on the endangered list.

The banks of both rivers are the home to many species of birds and mammals, as well as many species of prairie flowers