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Bonhomme Creek near Maryland Heights, MO

River9.9 mi
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Around Bonhomme Creek

2 mi

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

About this river

Bonhomme Creek is a 9.9 mile river near Big Muddy Adventures in Missouri. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Bonhomme Creek near Clarkson Valley, MO (site 06935770). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1997 to 2026

Bonhomme Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 8.0 cfs, and lowest in September, at 1.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,020 cfs, in 2025.

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Typical flow by month at Bonhomme Creek near Clarkson Valley, MO, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January3.01.6 to 6.3
February4.62.4 to 8.2
March5.73.6 to 11
April8.04.7 to 15
May6.13.3 to 11
June3.92.2 to 7.3
July2.11.3 to 4.2
August1.60.9 to 2.6
September1.30.8 to 2.3
October1.30.8 to 2.3
November1.80.8 to 3.6
December2.31.3 to 4.6

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 29 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Bonhomme Creek near Clarkson Valley, MO (site 06935770). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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