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Osage Creek near Ozark Kayak

River9.8 mi
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About this river

Osage Creek is a 9.8 mile river near Ozark Kayak in Arkansas. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Osage Creek near Cave Springs, AR (site 07194880). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1991 to 2026

Osage Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 50 cfs, and lowest in September, at 26 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,640 cfs, in 2016.

Typical flow by month at Osage Creek near Cave Springs, AR, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January3425 to 57
February3627 to 47
March3729 to 59
April4331 to 69
May5033 to 88
June4027 to 62
July3421 to 47
August2719 to 39
September2618 to 35
October2819 to 38
November3024 to 42
December3525 to 48

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 26 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Osage Creek near Cave Springs, AR (site 07194880). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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