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Around Macoupin Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Macoupin Creek is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Macoupin Creek near Kane, IL (site 05587000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1921 to 2026
Macoupin Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 330 cfs, and lowest in October, at 17 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 38,100 cfs, in 2016.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 128 | 33 to 393 |
| February | 222 | 89 to 620 |
| March | 324 | 174 to 774 |
| April | 330 | 159 to 880 |
| May | 276 | 107 to 740 |
| June | 159 | 57 to 459 |
| July | 70 | 25 to 188 |
| August | 33 | 16 to 98 |
| September | 20 | 11 to 64 |
| October | 17 | 8.2 to 75 |
| November | 43 | 11 to 148 |
| December | 88 | 16 to 285 |
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 98 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Macoupin Creek near Kane, IL (site 05587000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Macoupin Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Beaver Dam LakeBeaver Dam LakePublic
- Greenfield City LakeGreenfield City LakePublic
- Lake Carlinville #1Lake Carlinville #1Public
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