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South Fork Salt Creek near Bloomington, IN

River18.8 mi
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Around South Fork Salt Creek

Hickory Ridge Campground6.3 mi2 mi

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

About this river

South Fork Salt Creek is an 18.8 mile river near LT Paddle Sports in Indiana. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge South Fork Salt Creek at Kurtz, IN (site 03371600). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1961 to 2026

South Fork Salt Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 53 cfs, and lowest in September, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,870 cfs, in 1964.

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Typical flow by month at South Fork Salt Creek at Kurtz, IN, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January154.8 to 42
February2510 to 76
March5328 to 113
April3420 to 82
May249.2 to 50
June3.40.9 to 16
July1.30.1 to 7.1
August0.30.1 to 3.5
September0.00.0 to 0.4
October0.00.0 to 1.9
November1.00.0 to 12
December7.50.8 to 24

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 17 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for South Fork Salt Creek at Kurtz, IN (site 03371600). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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