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Buck Creek in Michigan

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2 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Buck Creek is an 8.8 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Buck Creek at Wilson Avenue at Grandville, MI (site 04119160). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2018 to 2026

Buck Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 72 cfs, and lowest in September, at 31 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 937 cfs, in 2021.

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Typical flow by month at Buck Creek at Wilson Avenue at Grandville, MI, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January4538 to 77
February5036 to 82
March6849 to 115
April7252 to 114
May5139 to 87
June3829 to 62
July3527 to 54
August3326 to 50
September3124 to 45
October4826 to 87
November4332 to 69
December4738 to 63

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 8 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Buck Creek at Wilson Avenue at Grandville, MI (site 04119160). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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