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Thicketty Creek in South Carolina

River33.5 mi
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Around Thicketty Creek

5 mi

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

About this river

Thicketty Creek is a 33.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Thicketty Creek at Cnty Road 42 near Gaffney, SC (site 02153700). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2006 to 2026

Thicketty Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 26 cfs, and lowest in September, at 7.1 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 743 cfs, in 2024.

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Typical flow by month at Thicketty Creek at Cnty Road 42 near Gaffney, SC, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January2214 to 42
February2315 to 38
March2619 to 40
April2217 to 36
May1813 to 27
June127.5 to 20
July8.35.2 to 15
August9.04.8 to 14
September7.13.8 to 11
October8.86.2 to 15
November128.8 to 22
December1611 to 33

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 20 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Thicketty Creek at Cnty Road 42 near Gaffney, SC (site 02153700). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Thicketty Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • 99 IslandBroad RiverPublic
  • Pick HillBroad RiverPublic
  • Lake CherokeeLondon Creek - Lake CherokeePublic
  • Thicketty CreekThicketty Creek - Thicketty Creek LakePublic

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