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Sink Creek near Paddle SMTX

Stream4.6 mi
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About this river

Sink Creek is a 4.6 mile stream near Paddle SMTX in Texas. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge San Marcos Rv at San Marcos, TX (site 08170500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1995 to 2026

Sink Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 179 cfs, and lowest in September, at 147 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,200 cfs, in 1999.

Typical flow by month at San Marcos Rv at San Marcos, TX, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January161112 to 222
February157114 to 241
March158114 to 235
April160114 to 223
May172122 to 224
June179115 to 231
July172109 to 222
August153105 to 207
September147103 to 214
October150108 to 202
November175105 to 227
December163104 to 229

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 32 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for San Marcos Rv at San Marcos, TX (site 08170500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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