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Around White Rock Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
White Rock Creek is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge White Rock C near Burr Oak, KS (site 06853800). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1958 to 2026
White Rock Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 13 cfs, and lowest in October, at 2.1 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,000 cfs, in 1973.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 5.0 | 1.2 to 12 |
| February | 8.4 | 2.4 to 20 |
| March | 11 | 4.3 to 21 |
| April | 11 | 4.3 to 21 |
| May | 13 | 4.7 to 29 |
| June | 12 | 3.4 to 27 |
| July | 5.5 | 1.4 to 16 |
| August | 4.2 | 1.0 to 10 |
| September | 2.8 | 0.7 to 6.8 |
| October | 2.1 | 0.3 to 6.6 |
| November | 4.4 | 0.9 to 8.9 |
| December | 4.8 | 1.2 to 9.9 |
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 69 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for White Rock C near Burr Oak, KS (site 06853800). 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 White Rock Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Lovewell-Oak PointWhite Rock CreekPublic
- Lovewell-Cedar PointWhite Rock CreekPublic
- Lovewell-MarinaWhite Rock CreekPublic
- Lovewell-White RockWhite Rock CreekPublic
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