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Canoe Country

Shady Run near Canoe Country

Stream2.6 mi
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About this river

Shady Run is a 2.6 mile stream near Canoe Country in Indiana. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge White River at Anderson, IN (site 03348000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1932 to 2026

Shady Run typically runs highest in April, at a median 462 cfs, and lowest in September, at 87 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 16,700 cfs, in 1991.

Typical flow by month at White River at Anderson, IN, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January243134 to 504
February312183 to 638
March453274 to 952
April462286 to 786
May308211 to 495
June224144 to 404
July14895 to 250
August10880 to 168
September8762 to 131
October9667 to 147
November12088 to 243
December174101 to 374

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 81 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for White River at Anderson, IN (site 03348000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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