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Around Buck Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Buck Creek is a 56.2 mile river near Sheltowee Trace Adventure Resort in Kentucky. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Buck Creek near Shopville, KY (site 03407500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1953 to 2025
Buck Creek typically runs highest in February, at a median 318 cfs, and lowest in September, at 5.9 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 14,200 cfs, in 1962.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 246 | 130 to 494 |
| February | 318 | 173 to 625 |
| March | 279 | 174 to 532 |
| April | 190 | 105 to 348 |
| May | 102 | 48 to 214 |
| June | 44 | 20 to 117 |
| July | 29 | 8.9 to 96 |
| August | 17 | 5.0 to 47 |
| September | 5.9 | 0.5 to 34 |
| October | 15 | 1.4 to 61 |
| November | 48 | 8.8 to 163 |
| December | 172 | 59 to 403 |
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 46 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Buck Creek near Shopville, KY (site 03407500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Buck Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Burnside MarinaCumberland River - Lake CumberlandPublic
- Jasper BendCumberland River - Lake CumberlandPublic
- Buck Creek MarinaBuck Creek - Lake CumberlandPublic
- Hail's Haven (Upper Buck Creek)Buck Creek - Lake CumberlandPublic
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