About this river
Indian Creek is a 5.3 mile river near River Ranch Resort in Missouri. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Indian Creek near Lanagan, MO (site 07188885). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2000 to 2026
Indian Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 310 cfs, and lowest in September, at 54 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 17,400 cfs, in 2017.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 99 | 54 to 233 | |
| February | 133 | 67 to 273 | |
| March | 173 | 103 to 311 | |
| April | 225 | 141 to 424 | |
| May | 310 | 127 to 641 | |
| June | 209 | 96 to 357 | |
| July | 91 | 56 to 186 | |
| August | 62 | 39 to 90 | |
| September | 54 | 39 to 101 | |
| October | 54 | 39 to 84 | |
| November | 59 | 41 to 95 | |
| December | 72 | 45 to 155 |
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 Indian Creek near Lanagan, MO (site 07188885). 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 Indian Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Pineville (City of Pineville Elk River Access)Elk RiverPublic
- Lanagan AccessIndian CreekPublic
- Deep Ford AccessBig Surgar RiverPublic
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