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South Fork Patoka River near SUP Indiana - Stand Up Paddle - Lessons & Tours

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About this river

South Fork Patoka River is a 4.5 mile river near SUP Indiana - Stand Up Paddle - Lessons & Tours in Indiana. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Patoka River at Winslow, IN (site 03376300). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1964 to 2026

South Fork Patoka River typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,450 cfs, and lowest in September, at 100 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 15,200 cfs, in 1964.

Typical flow by month at Patoka River at Winslow, IN, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January1,080540 to 1,630
February1,220512 to 1,820
March1,450827 to 2,140
April1,245578 to 1,815
May594195 to 1,480
June25192 to 658
July20273 to 455
August12252 to 342
September10046 to 337
October10537 to 307
November27278 to 483
December735280 to 1,360

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 52 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Patoka River at Winslow, IN (site 03376300). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of South Fork Patoka River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Sugar Ridge Fish & Wildlife AreaIsland PitPublic
  • Sugar Ridge Fish & Wildlife AreaAshby PitPublic
  • Sugar Ridge Fish & Wildlife AreaPigeon PitPublic
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