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Smothers Creek in Indiana

River15.9 mi
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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Smothers Creek is a 15.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Smothers Creek near Plainville, IN (site 03360600). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2015 to 2026

Smothers Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 36 cfs, and lowest in September, at 3.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,570 cfs, in 2015.

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Typical flow by month at Smothers Creek near Plainville, IN, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January2311 to 72
February2712 to 68
March3621 to 118
April3018 to 76
May1811 to 37
June116.7 to 34
July103.0 to 29
August4.72.5 to 11
September3.02.0 to 6.9
October3.32.2 to 7.4
November9.95.3 to 21
December1910 to 29

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 11 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Smothers Creek near Plainville, IN (site 03360600). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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