About this river
Black Creek is a 39.9 mile river near Desoto Outfitters in Mississippi. Streamflow is measured at USGS gauge site 02479160. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1972 to 2015
Black Creek typically runs highest in February, at a median 1,410 cfs, and lowest in October, at 326 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 39,800 cfs, in 1983.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,280 | 713 to 2,230 | |
| February | 1,410 | 892 to 2,610 | |
| March | 1,340 | 908 to 2,290 | |
| April | 925 | 550 to 1,850 | |
| May | 568 | 329 to 1,180 | |
| June | 503 | 273 to 906 | |
| July | 472 | 297 to 816 | |
| August | 384 | 266 to 679 | |
| September | 345 | 223 to 646 | |
| October | 326 | 211 to 535 | |
| November | 457 | 301 to 760 | |
| December | 830 | 518 to 1,500 |
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 43 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for USGS gauge 02479160 (site 02479160). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Black Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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