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Sawhatchee Creek in Georgia

River20.7 mi
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George W. Andrews Lake8.1 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Sawhatchee Creek is a 20.7 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sawhatchee Creek at Cedar Springs, GA (site 02343940). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2002 to 2027

Sawhatchee Creek typically runs highest in February, at a median 93 cfs, and lowest in October, at 19 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,800 cfs, in 2009.

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Typical flow by month at Sawhatchee Creek at Cedar Springs, GA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January7826 to 129
February9356 to 186
March8152 to 147
April6738 to 128
May3929 to 66
June2919 to 53
July2618 to 51
August2115 to 44
September2013 to 46
October1912 to 43
November2313 to 40
December4118 to 98

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 25 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sawhatchee Creek at Cedar Springs, GA (site 02343940). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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