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Payne Creek in Florida

Stream9.7 mi
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Around Payne Creek

2 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Payne Creek is a 9.7 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Payne Creek near Bowling Green FL (site 02295420). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1964 to 2026

Payne Creek typically runs highest in September, at a median 160 cfs, and lowest in May, at 18 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,470 cfs, in 2022.

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Typical flow by month at Payne Creek near Bowling Green FL, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January4622 to 93
February5224 to 92
March4117 to 79
April299.9 to 63
May185.5 to 42
June5124 to 111
July10955 to 221
August15677 to 291
September16077 to 355
October9954 to 166
November4319 to 99
December4421 to 78

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 52 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Payne Creek near Bowling Green FL (site 02295420). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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