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Around Bull Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Bull Creek is a 30.3 mile river near KC Watersports in Kansas. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Big Bull C near Edgerton, KS (site 06914950). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1994 to 2026
Bull Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 5.9 cfs, and lowest in August, at 0.9 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,970 cfs, in 2017.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 2.5 | 1.0 to 5.7 |
| February | 3.8 | 1.7 to 9.0 |
| March | 5.4 | 2.3 to 13 |
| April | 5.2 | 2.6 to 12 |
| May | 5.9 | 2.5 to 26 |
| June | 2.9 | 1.5 to 9.9 |
| July | 1.3 | 0.3 to 3.6 |
| August | 0.9 | 0.3 to 2.4 |
| September | 1.0 | 0.3 to 3.5 |
| October | 1.5 | 0.3 to 5.6 |
| November | 2.0 | 1.0 to 4.5 |
| December | 2.1 | 0.9 to 5.6 |
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 33 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Big Bull C near Edgerton, KS (site 06914950). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Bull Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Hillsdale-JayhawkScott Creek - Hillsdale LakePublic
- Hillsdale-Personal WatercraftScott Creek - Hillsdale LakePublic
- Hillsdale-Russel CritesWade Branch - HIllsdale LakePublic
- Hillsdale-Wade Branch NorthWade Branch - Hillsdale LakePublic
- Hillsdale-MarysvilleNiles Creek - Hillsdale LakePublic
- Hillsdale-PointBull Creek - Hillsdale LakePublic
- Hillsdale-AntiochBull Creek - Hillsdale LakePublic
- Hillsdale-Cedar NilesNiles Creek - Hillsdale LakePublic
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