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Crocus Creek in Kentucky

River17.9 mi
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2 mi

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

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Crocus Creek is a 17.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Crocus Creek near Amandaville, KY (site 03414078). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2018 to 2022

Crocus Creek typically runs highest in February, at a median 274 cfs, and lowest in September, at 11 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,930 cfs, in 2021.

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Typical flow by month at Crocus Creek near Amandaville, KY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January20381 to 436
February274150 to 1,525
March20862 to 701
April12871 to 296
May5232 to 110
June3314 to 219
July167.2 to 52
August157.6 to 46
September112.0 to 79
October279.1 to 78
November3722 to 173
December16295 to 383

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 4 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Crocus Creek near Amandaville, KY (site 03414078). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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