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Bear Creek near Austin, TX

Stream12.2 mi
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Around Bear Creek

2 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Bear Creek is a 12.2 mile stream near Rowing Dock in Texas. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Bear Ck at Spillar Ranch Rd nr Manchaca, TX (site 08158813). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2015 to 2027

Bear Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 5.0 cfs, and lowest in August, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 935 cfs, in 2016.

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Typical flow by month at Bear Ck at Spillar Ranch Rd nr Manchaca, TX, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January2.50.2 to 12
February4.11.4 to 10
March3.71.7 to 5.7
April4.52.5 to 8.8
May4.02.3 to 22
June5.00.2 to 14
July1.20.0 to 3.4
August0.00.0 to 0.5
September0.00.0 to 3.0
October0.00.0 to 5.7
November1.10.0 to 16
December1.00.1 to 9.2

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 11 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Bear Ck at Spillar Ranch Rd nr Manchaca, TX (site 08158813). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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