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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Big Ditch is a 2.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Salt Bayou Ditch nr Humphrey, AR (site 07263878). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2019 to 2025
Big Ditch typically runs highest in February, at a median 762 cfs, and lowest in October, at 3.6 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,610 cfs, in 2025.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 540 | 349 to 822 |
| February | 762 | 435 to 1,180 |
| March | 587 | 358 to 1,040 |
| April | 719 | 447 to 1,035 |
| May | 533 | 233 to 735 |
| June | 398 | 95 to 557 |
| July | 20 | 7.5 to 153 |
| August | 16 | 8.8 to 83 |
| September | 9.1 | 3.0 to 117 |
| October | 3.6 | 0.0 to 40 |
| November | 6.9 | 1.1 to 294 |
| December | 136 | 97 to 464 |
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 7 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Salt Bayou Ditch nr Humphrey, AR (site 07263878). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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