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Around Muscatatuck River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Muscatatuck River is a 53.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Muscatatuck River near Deputy, IN (site 03366500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 9. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1949 to 2026
Muscatatuck River typically runs highest in March, at a median 312 cfs, and lowest in September, at 8.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 32,400 cfs, in 1959.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 179 | 78 to 515 |
| February | 246 | 120 to 578 |
| March | 312 | 173 to 706 |
| April | 247 | 140 to 542 |
| May | 133 | 64 to 391 |
| June | 64 | 23 to 184 |
| July | 33 | 14 to 90 |
| August | 15 | 6.1 to 43 |
| September | 8.3 | 2.2 to 25 |
| October | 9.1 | 2.3 to 35 |
| November | 48 | 14 to 174 |
| December | 137 | 47 to 394 |
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 78 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Muscatatuck River near Deputy, IN (site 03366500). 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 Muscatatuck River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Milport Public Access SouthMuscatatuck RiverPublic
- MedoraEast Fork White RiverPublic
- Low Water BridgeMuscatatuck RiverPublic
- Sages Ferry Public Access SouthMuscatatuck RiverPublic
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