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Higher Pursuits

Richland Creek near Higher Pursuits

River19.2 mi
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About this river

Richland Creek is a 19.2 mile river near Higher Pursuits in Tennessee. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Richland Creek at Hwy 64 Bypass at Pulaski, TN (site 03584045). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2010 to 2026

Richland Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 784 cfs, and lowest in September, at 72 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 22,700 cfs, in 2011.

Typical flow by month at Richland Creek at Hwy 64 Bypass at Pulaski, TN, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January640360 to 1,530
February672466 to 1,600
March784463 to 1,540
April658396 to 1,140
May368216 to 552
June194126 to 327
July16492 to 288
August9867 to 179
September7252 to 223
October8348 to 212
November13380 to 281
December560275 to 1,150

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 16 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Richland Creek at Hwy 64 Bypass at Pulaski, TN (site 03584045). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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