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Medicine Creek in Missouri

River38.8 mi
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10 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Medicine Creek is a 38.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Medicine Creek near Laredo, MO (site 06900050). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2001 to 2026

Medicine Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 133 cfs, and lowest in September, at 19 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 25,500 cfs, in 2019.

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Typical flow by month at Medicine Creek near Laredo, MO, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January318.8 to 89
February5615 to 170
March12445 to 261
April13366 to 276
May13069 to 348
June10933 to 326
July3416 to 104
August2511 to 61
September199.1 to 45
October197.6 to 60
November2311 to 58
December298.4 to 72

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 Medicine Creek near Laredo, MO (site 06900050). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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