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Around South Sandy Creek
Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
South Sandy Creek is a 24.7 mile river near Adirondack River Outfitters Black River in New York. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sandy Creek near Adams NY (site 04250750). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1957 to 2026
South Sandy Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 476 cfs, and lowest in August, at 19 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,440 cfs, in 1985.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 170 | 117 to 321 |
| February | 160 | 107 to 280 |
| March | 329 | 184 to 776 |
| April | 476 | 310 to 851 |
| May | 170 | 104 to 293 |
| June | 60 | 43 to 117 |
| July | 26 | 15 to 64 |
| August | 19 | 9.9 to 58 |
| September | 25 | 11 to 59 |
| October | 84 | 34 to 237 |
| November | 252 | 148 to 429 |
| December | 266 | 161 to 452 |
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 62 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sandy Creek near Adams NY (site 04250750). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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