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Around Tygarts Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Tygarts Creek is a 44.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Tygarts Creek near Greenup, KY (site 03217000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1940 to 2026
Tygarts Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 308 cfs, and lowest in September, at 8.9 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 20,900 cfs, in 1979.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| April | 308 | 156 to 570 |
| May | 175 | 77 to 391 |
| June | 50 | 21 to 148 |
| July | 37 | 14 to 96 |
| August | 20 | 8.0 to 67 |
| September | 8.9 | 3.1 to 38 |
| October | 9.6 | 2.8 to 37 |
| November | 34 | 13 to 140 |
| December | 170 | 57 to 367 |
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 86 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Tygarts Creek near Greenup, KY (site 03217000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Tygarts Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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