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Buck Creek near Longs, SC

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Around Buck Creek

2 mi

Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Buck Creek is an 8.9 mile river near River Island Adventures in South Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Buck Creek near Longs, SC (site 02110400). 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 2019

Buck Creek typically runs highest in January, at a median 28 cfs, and lowest in August, at 5.9 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,930 cfs, in 2018.

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Typical flow by month at Buck Creek near Longs, SC, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January289.3 to 55
February2713 to 54
March2114 to 48
April2011 to 38
May7.34.1 to 16
June9.34.1 to 23
July6.02.8 to 14
August5.92.5 to 20
September8.02.8 to 36
October8.42.3 to 20
November8.43.6 to 23
December198.5 to 48

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 12 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Buck Creek near Longs, SC (site 02110400). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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