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Canoe and Trail Adventures Rentals @ The Chimes location

Sweetwater Creek near Canoe and Trail Adventures Rentals @ The Chimes location

Stream2.7 mi
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About this river

Sweetwater Creek is a 2.7 mile stream near Canoe and Trail Adventures Rentals @ The Chimes location in Louisiana. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Tangipahoa R nr Tickfaw, La. (site 07375450). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2021 to 2024

Sweetwater Creek typically runs highest in February, at a median 852 cfs, and lowest in October, at 406 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,860 cfs, in 2023.

Typical flow by month at Tangipahoa R nr Tickfaw, La., in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January664518 to 2,060
February852545 to 2,155
March732582 to 1,730
April693521 to 1,220
September489386 to 945
October406388 to 791
November470405 to 581
December578495 to 962

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 3 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Tangipahoa R nr Tickfaw, La. (site 07375450). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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