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Lakeshore Paddle

Flint Creek near Highland Park, IL

Stream2.0 mi
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Around Flint Creek

0.5 mi

Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Flint Creek is a 2.0 mile stream near Lakeshore Paddle in Illinois. Streamflow is measured at USGS gauge site 05549850. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1990 to 1996

Flint Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 42 cfs, and lowest in September, at 4.5 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 658 cfs, in 1996.

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Typical flow by month at USGS gauge 05549850, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January2215 to 46
February2413 to 49
March4227 to 63
April4224 to 69
May299.8 to 66
June206.0 to 68
July6.93.5 to 23
August8.54.1 to 16
September4.52.4 to 13
October7.03.6 to 15
November2613 to 53
December2415 to 35

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 7 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for USGS gauge 05549850 (site 05549850). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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