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Around Clifty Creek
- Away A Day RV CampgroundRV park · ★ 4.720.1 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Friends O' Mine Campground & CabinsRV park · ★ 4.321 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Brown County / Nashville KOA HolidayRV park · ★ 4.623.2 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Red Barn Jamboree RV Park & CampgroundRV park · ★ 4.324.3 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Clifty Creek is a 41.3 mile river near Blue's Canoe Livery in Indiana. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Clifty Creek at Hartsville, IN (site 03364500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1949 to 2026
Clifty Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 101 cfs, and lowest in September, at 1.6 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,720 cfs, in 2008.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 60 | 29 to 145 |
| February | 76 | 42 to 155 |
| March | 101 | 54 to 192 |
| April | 81 | 48 to 156 |
| May | 61 | 33 to 135 |
| June | 34 | 15 to 86 |
| July | 15 | 5.1 to 44 |
| August | 4.4 | 1.3 to 15 |
| September | 1.6 | 0.1 to 8.8 |
| October | 2.5 | 0.2 to 16 |
| November | 13 | 3.1 to 64 |
| December | 48 | 14 to 120 |
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 77 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Clifty Creek at Hartsville, IN (site 03364500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Clifty Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Flat Rock River Public Access SouthFlatrock RiverPublic
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