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Indian Creek in Illinois

Stream11.6 mi
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2 mi

Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Indian Creek is an 11.6 mile stream near Big Muddy Adventures in Missouri. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Indian Creek at Wanda, IL (site 05588000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1941 to 2026

Indian Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 16 cfs, and lowest in September, at 0.4 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,270 cfs, in 1946.

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Typical flow by month at Indian Creek at Wanda, IL, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January7.21.5 to 20
February123.7 to 27
March167.6 to 31
April167.5 to 32
May114.4 to 28
June5.81.7 to 16
July2.50.6 to 8.7
August0.80.2 to 2.9
September0.40.1 to 1.8
October0.40.1 to 2.1
November2.30.4 to 7.6
December4.50.8 to 14

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 86 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Indian Creek at Wanda, IL (site 05588000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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