About this river
Shackelford Ditch is a 1.9 mile stream near Riverside Rentals in Indiana. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Eel River near Logansport, IN (site 03328500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1944 to 2026
Shackelford Ditch typically runs highest in March, at a median 945 cfs, and lowest in September, at 193 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 16,600 cfs, in 1985.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 477 | 270 to 1,010 | |
| February | 543 | 346 to 1,130 | |
| March | 945 | 576 to 1,650 | |
| April | 887 | 532 to 1,610 | |
| May | 619 | 432 to 1,030 | |
| June | 507 | 326 to 878 | |
| July | 303 | 217 to 478 | |
| August | 227 | 170 to 330 | |
| September | 193 | 143 to 264 | |
| October | 204 | 154 to 314 | |
| November | 283 | 185 to 501 | |
| December | 402 | 218 to 840 |
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 82 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Eel River near Logansport, IN (site 03328500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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