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Around Town Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Town Creek is a 38.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Town Creek at Eason Boulevard at Tupelo, MS (site 02435020). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1971 to 2026
Town Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 303 cfs, and lowest in September, at 12 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 26,200 cfs, in 1991.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 263 | 114 to 583 |
| February | 279 | 138 to 664 |
| March | 303 | 166 to 710 |
| April | 218 | 110 to 470 |
| May | 120 | 51 to 316 |
| June | 70 | 25 to 227 |
| July | 24 | 11 to 78 |
| August | 14 | 5.7 to 36 |
| September | 12 | 5.6 to 31 |
| October | 16 | 7.9 to 37 |
| November | 42 | 12 to 134 |
| December | 161 | 59 to 457 |
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 45 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Town Creek at Eason Boulevard at Tupelo, MS (site 02435020). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Town Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Tombigbee State ParkTombigbee State Park LakePublic
- Elvis Presley LakeElvis Presley LakePublic
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