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Around Holmes Creek
Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Holmes Creek is a 31.7 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Holmes Creek at Vernon, Fla (site 02366000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1950 to 2026
Holmes Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 727 cfs, and lowest in October, at 347 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 20,300 cfs, in 2020.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 612 | 366 to 1,000 |
| February | 724 | 465 to 1,150 |
| March | 727 | 483 to 1,140 |
| April | 614 | 417 to 1,001 |
| May | 414 | 355 to 569 |
| June | 392 | 336 to 516 |
| July | 404 | 349 to 525 |
| August | 385 | 340 to 538 |
| September | 378 | 329 to 513 |
| October | 347 | 320 to 415 |
| November | 347 | 316 to 429 |
| December | 396 | 330 to 617 |
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 50 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Holmes Creek at Vernon, Fla. (site 02366000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Holmes Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- John Elmer Carter Landing at Daniels LakeDaniels Lake / McDaniel LakePublic
- Potter Springs Public Boat RampHolmes CreekPublic
- Shell Landing (Holmes Creek) Public Boat RampHolmes CreekPublic
- Stewart Lake Public Boat RampStewart LakePublic
- Lucas Lake (Jack Maddock Landing) Public Boat RampLucas LakePublic
- Sand Landing - Lucas LakeLucas LakePublic
- Brock Landing (Hicks Lake) Public Boat RampHicks LakePublic
- Strickland Landing Park and Boat RampHolmes CreekPublic
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