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Around Nippersink Creek
Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Nippersink Creek is a 16.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Nippersink Creek near Spring Grove, IL (site 05548280). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1966 to 2026
Nippersink Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 206 cfs, and lowest in September, at 66 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,880 cfs, in 2019.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 100 | 68 to 146 |
| February | 104 | 71 to 172 |
| March | 198 | 126 to 304 |
| April | 206 | 136 to 320 |
| May | 147 | 97 to 245 |
| June | 125 | 72 to 225 |
| July | 87 | 51 to 140 |
| August | 71 | 44 to 108 |
| September | 66 | 41 to 106 |
| October | 71 | 49 to 121 |
| November | 91 | 64 to 149 |
| December | 111 | 75 to 167 |
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 60 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Nippersink Creek near Spring Grove, IL (site 05548280). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Nippersink Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Lookout Point ParkWonder LakePublic
- Wonder Woods DriveWonder LakePublic
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