Franklin

Franklin is located in northwestern Warren County. Most of the city, including the central business district, lies east of the Great Miami River. Clear Creek enters the river from the east near the south (downstream) edge of the city. The river channel through Franklin is very narrow, so it would have been very expensive to construct an improved channel to pass the design discharge. During the design flood, the channel will carry approximately 80 percent of the discharge and the remaining flow will pass around the western edge of the city across low-lying land. This land is called the Franklin Overflow. MCD maintains 3.7 miles of levee and 1.7 miles of river channel in Franklin.

1913 Franklin Flood Area
1913 Franklin Flood Depth

Franklin is a coalition member of the Great Miami Riverway. Use our interactive map to discover your next experience in Franklin: Stop at the Franklin Food Truck Park, visit boutique thrift stores, browse the Farmer's Market filled with fresh, locally grown produce, or step back in history and visit an old log post office dating back to 1805, one of the oldest standing post offices in Ohio on the National Register of Historic Places.