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Around Charlie Creek
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Charlie Creek is a 35.7 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Charlie Creek near Gardner FL (site 02296500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1951 to 2026
Charlie Creek typically runs highest in September, at a median 442 cfs, and lowest in May, at 8.1 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 19,500 cfs, in 2022.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 35 | 13 to 120 |
| February | 46 | 15 to 136 |
| March | 33 | 12 to 152 |
| April | 15 | 5.3 to 68 |
| May | 8.1 | 3.0 to 25 |
| June | 43 | 8.6 to 229 |
| July | 218 | 84 to 572 |
| August | 334 | 119 to 690 |
| September | 442 | 160 to 969 |
| October | 203 | 55 to 444 |
| November | 43 | 16 to 105 |
| December | 28 | 13 to 69 |
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 76 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Charlie Creek near Gardner FL (site 02296500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Charlie Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Pioneer Park and Public Boat RampPeace RiverPublic
- Wauchula Griffin Road Public Boat RampPeace RiverPublic
- Wauchula Riverside Park and Public Boat RampPeace RiverRestricted
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