About this river
Indian River is a 3.3 mile river near Ecobay Kayak & SUP in Delaware. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Millsboro Pond Outlet at Millsboro, DE (site 01484525). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1986 to 2026
Indian River typically runs highest in March, at a median 117 cfs, and lowest in August, at 37 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,940 cfs, in 2016.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 90 | 53 to 144 | |
| February | 106 | 71 to 157 | |
| March | 117 | 75 to 175 | |
| April | 114 | 75 to 153 | |
| May | 83 | 70 to 112 | |
| June | 61 | 46 to 83 | |
| July | 44 | 31 to 64 | |
| August | 37 | 25 to 62 | |
| September | 37 | 24 to 64 | |
| October | 41 | 26 to 69 | |
| November | 55 | 30 to 83 | |
| December | 68 | 42 to 135 |
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 37 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Millsboro Pond Outlet at Millsboro, DE (site 01484525). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Indian River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Rosedale BeachIndian RiverPublic
- Millsboro PondIndian RiverPublic
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