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Around Red Willow Creek
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Red Willow Creek is a 53.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Red Willow Creek near Red Willow, Nebr (site 06838000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1962 to 2026
Red Willow Creek typically runs highest in July, at a median 10 cfs, and lowest in September, at 6.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,220 cfs, in 2008.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 7.8 | 5.2 to 9.8 |
| February | 8.8 | 6.5 to 11 |
| March | 9.1 | 7.0 to 11 |
| April | 9.1 | 7.0 to 11 |
| May | 8.4 | 6.1 to 10 |
| June | 8.4 | 5.3 to 19 |
| July | 10 | 4.4 to 20 |
| August | 9.3 | 3.9 to 21 |
| September | 6.0 | 3.5 to 8.3 |
| October | 6.7 | 5.1 to 8.6 |
| November | 7.6 | 5.8 to 9.3 |
| December | 7.8 | 5.3 to 9.6 |
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 65 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Red Willow Creek near Red Willow, Nebr. (site 06838000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
5 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Red Willow Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- South RampPublic
- Willow View Camp GroundPublic
- Marina South RampPublic
- Marina North RampPublic
- Wellfleet LakeWellfleet LakePublic
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