About this river
Wildcat Creek is a 7.0 mile river near Wildcat Canoe & Kayak Too in Indiana. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Wildcat Creek near Lafayette, IN (site 03335000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1955 to 2026
Wildcat Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 848 cfs, and lowest in September, at 141 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 22,100 cfs, in 1958.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 441 | 227 to 887 | |
| February | 543 | 280 to 1,130 | |
| March | 848 | 478 to 1,510 | |
| April | 785 | 466 to 1,535 | |
| May | 604 | 401 to 1,080 | |
| June | 467 | 287 to 930 | |
| July | 297 | 192 to 603 | |
| August | 183 | 140 to 288 | |
| September | 141 | 104 to 212 | |
| October | 149 | 107 to 282 | |
| November | 225 | 131 to 444 | |
| December | 356 | 162 to 841 |
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 72 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Wildcat Creek near Lafayette, IN (site 03335000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Wildcat Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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