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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Big Butte Creek is an 11.8 mile river near Southern Oregon Wilderness Adventures in Oregon. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Big Butte Creek near Mcleod, OR (site 14337500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1946 to 2026
Big Butte Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 360 cfs, and lowest in August, at 56 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,190 cfs, in 1972.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 264 | 134 to 514 |
| February | 280 | 162 to 528 |
| March | 360 | 199 to 585 |
| April | 310 | 157 to 457 |
| May | 183 | 105 to 278 |
| June | 92 | 64 to 138 |
| July | 62 | 47 to 85 |
| August | 56 | 43 to 72 |
| September | 60 | 44 to 73 |
| October | 109 | 66 to 143 |
| November | 87 | 64 to 158 |
| December | 171 | 82 to 386 |
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 70 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Big Butte Creek near Mcleod, OR (site 14337500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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