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Snake Creek in Georgia

Stream16.6 mi
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Around Snake Creek

2 mi

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

About this river

Snake Creek is a 16.6 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Snake Creek near Whitesburg, GA (site 02337500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1954 to 2026

Snake Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 63 cfs, and lowest in September, at 18 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,000 cfs, in 2009.

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Typical flow by month at Snake Creek near Whitesburg, GA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January4227 to 64
February5736 to 79
March6342 to 89
April6144 to 86
May4532 to 64
June3622 to 49
July2814 to 43
August2312 to 35
September1811 to 28
October1811 to 27
November2212 to 32
December3118 to 46

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 72 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Snake Creek near Whitesburg, GA (site 02337500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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