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Around Oatka Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Oatka Creek is a 54.7 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Oatka Creek at Garbutt NY (site 04230500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1946 to 2026
Oatka Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 410 cfs, and lowest in September, at 38 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,500 cfs, in 1960.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 170 | 96 to 300 |
| February | 184 | 112 to 310 |
| March | 410 | 258 to 631 |
| April | 364 | 255 to 547 |
| May | 192 | 135 to 298 |
| June | 87 | 62 to 139 |
| July | 55 | 43 to 83 |
| August | 43 | 34 to 67 |
| September | 38 | 28 to 52 |
| October | 43 | 28 to 81 |
| November | 78 | 39 to 172 |
| December | 164 | 80 to 291 |
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 81 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Oatka Creek at Garbutt NY (site 04230500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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