About this river
Yellow River is a 3.1 mile river near Riverside Rentals in Indiana. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Yellow River near Oak Grove, IN (site 05516665). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2012 to 2026
Yellow River typically runs highest in March, at a median 463 cfs, and lowest in September, at 116 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,350 cfs, in 2018.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 277 | 176 to 476 | |
| February | 289 | 194 to 498 | |
| March | 463 | 316 to 688 | |
| April | 429 | 308 to 654 | |
| May | 354 | 259 to 544 | |
| June | 276 | 194 to 425 | |
| July | 196 | 145 to 370 | |
| August | 149 | 115 to 208 | |
| September | 116 | 93 to 155 | |
| October | 127 | 96 to 221 | |
| November | 166 | 117 to 336 | |
| December | 202 | 136 to 312 |
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 14 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Yellow River near Oak Grove, IN (site 05516665). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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