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Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Taylor Creek is a 19.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Taylor Creek near Okeechobee, FL (site 02274010). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2003 to 2026
Taylor Creek typically runs highest in September, at a median 57 cfs, and lowest in May, at 1.4 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,510 cfs, in 2008.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 5.2 | 3.8 to 10 |
| February | 5.2 | 3.7 to 14 |
| March | 3.7 | 1.6 to 7.1 |
| April | 1.8 | 0.5 to 4.9 |
| May | 1.4 | 0.2 to 5.2 |
| June | 8.3 | 2.4 to 61 |
| July | 28 | 12 to 70 |
| August | 37 | 12 to 103 |
| September | 57 | 12 to 135 |
| October | 28 | 9.6 to 81 |
| November | 7.3 | 3.5 to 25 |
| December | 6.0 | 4.0 to 13 |
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 22 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Taylor Creek near Okeechobee, FL (site 02274010). 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 Taylor Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Okee-Tantie Recreation Area Marina and Boat RampLake OkeechobeePublic
- Okee-Tantie Recreation Area Airboat RampLake OkeechobeePublic
- C. Scott Driver Recreational AreaC-38 / Kissimmee RiverPublic
- Lake Okeechobee Culvert 7Lake OkeechobeePublic
- Taylor Creek at 4th StreetTaylor CreekRestricted
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