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Around Sangamon River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Sangamon River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sangamon River at Route 48 at Decatur, IL (site 05573540). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1983 to 2026
Sangamon River typically runs highest in May, at a median 709 cfs, and lowest in September, at 3.2 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 19,200 cfs, in 2008.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 304 | 16 to 847 |
| February | 407 | 125 to 1,120 |
| March | 648 | 293 to 1,450 |
| April | 680 | 358 to 1,510 |
| May | 709 | 317 to 1,660 |
| June | 591 | 216 to 1,330 |
| July | 177 | 11 to 470 |
| August | 4.7 | 2.0 to 46 |
| September | 3.2 | 1.2 to 19 |
| October | 4.0 | 1.6 to 66 |
| November | 17 | 2.8 to 355 |
| December | 307 | 4.9 to 853 |
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 44 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sangamon River at Route 48 at Decatur, IL (site 05573540). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
6 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Sangamon River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Lake SpringfieldLake SpringfieldPublic
- Lake DecaturLake DecaturPublic
- Lake DecaturLake DecaturPublic
- Lake DecaturLake DecaturPublic
- Lake DecaturLake DecaturPublic
- Lake DecaturLake DecaturPublic
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