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Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Big Brook is a 3.1 mile river near Adventure Sports Rafting Company in New York. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Indian River near Indian Lake NY (site 01315000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1912 to 2026
Big Brook typically runs highest in February, at a median 395 cfs, and lowest in April, at 84 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,460 cfs, in 1913.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 391 | 194 to 525 |
| February | 395 | 220 to 526 |
| March | 272 | 58 to 412 |
| April | 84 | 14 to 369 |
| May | 227 | 62 to 583 |
| June | 210 | 69 to 382 |
| July | 222 | 122 to 383 |
| August | 237 | 171 to 477 |
| September | 239 | 186 to 442 |
| October | 219 | 136 to 370 |
| November | 210 | 26 to 413 |
| December | 286 | 36 to 455 |
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 113 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Indian River near Indian Lake NY (site 01315000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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