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Around Little Wichita River
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Little Wichita River is a 41.7 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Little Wichita Rv nr Archer City, TX (site 07314500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1946 to 2026
Little Wichita River typically runs highest in June, at a median 1.0 cfs, and lowest in August, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,550 cfs, in 1950.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0.2 | 0.0 to 1.1 |
| February | 0.2 | 0.0 to 2.2 |
| March | 0.3 | 0.0 to 5.5 |
| April | 0.4 | 0.0 to 3.3 |
| May | 1.0 | 0.0 to 28 |
| June | 1.0 | 0.0 to 22 |
| July | 0.1 | 0.0 to 1.3 |
| August | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.6 |
| September | 0.1 | 0.0 to 2.9 |
| October | 0.1 | 0.0 to 2.4 |
| November | 0.1 | 0.0 to 1.2 |
| December | 0.2 | 0.0 to 1.1 |
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 70 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little Wichita Rv nr Archer City, TX (site 07314500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
6 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Little Wichita River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Lake Arrowhead South Miller ShoresDeer Creek - Lake ArrowheadPublic
- Little Bear CreekLittle Wichita River - Lake ArrowheadPublic
- Henrietta BridgeLittle Wichita River - Lake ArrowheadPublic
- Pawnee PointLittle Wichita River - Lake ArrowheadPublic
- West Arrowhead Park - West SideLittle Wichita River - Lake ArrowheadPublic
- Lake Arrowhead State Park Road 63Little Wichita River - Lake ArrowheadPublic
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