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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Big Muddy River is a 38.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Big Muddy River at Rte 127 at Murphysboro, IL (site 05599490). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1971 to 2026
Big Muddy River typically runs highest in April, at a median 2,850 cfs, and lowest in October, at 165 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 38,200 cfs, in 2011.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,650 | 536 to 4,000 |
| February | 1,950 | 738 to 4,290 |
| March | 2,720 | 1,350 to 5,730 |
| April | 2,850 | 1,355 to 5,325 |
| May | 2,380 | 1,030 to 5,240 |
| June | 1,155 | 576 to 2,785 |
| July | 700 | 433 to 1,450 |
| August | 420 | 229 to 847 |
| September | 250 | 124 to 464 |
| October | 165 | 95 to 403 |
| November | 260 | 110 to 1,015 |
| December | 936 | 225 to 2,870 |
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 55 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Big Muddy River at Rte 127 at Murphysboro, IL (site 05599490). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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