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Horse Creek near Arcadia, FL

River39.5 mi
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Around Horse Creek

5 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Horse Creek is a 39.5 mile river near Kayak Eco Tours in Florida. Streamflow is measured at USGS gauge site 02297251. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2020 to 2026

Horse Creek typically runs highest in September, at a median 225 cfs, and lowest in April, at 0.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,100 cfs, in 2022.

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Typical flow by month at USGS gauge 02297251, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January168.3 to 32
February147.6 to 28
March4.11.9 to 27
April0.80.2 to 10
May0.80.1 to 4.8
June248.6 to 66
July465.1 to 146
August10149 to 235
September225113 to 502
October8564 to 459
November415.9 to 101
December159.5 to 36

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 6 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for USGS gauge 02297251 (site 02297251). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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