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Around Middle Fork Illinois Bayou
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Middle Fork Illinois Bayou is a 12.1 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Illinois Bayou near Scottsville, AR (site 07257500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1948 to 2026
Middle Fork Illinois Bayou typically runs highest in March, at a median 437 cfs, and lowest in September, at 3.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 38,500 cfs, in 1949.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 209 | 98 to 487 |
| February | 348 | 152 to 636 |
| March | 437 | 231 to 862 |
| April | 391 | 213 to 765 |
| May | 293 | 136 to 739 |
| June | 71 | 21 to 224 |
| July | 18 | 3.1 to 83 |
| August | 7.2 | 2.1 to 32 |
| September | 3.8 | 0.8 to 26 |
| October | 7.3 | 1.0 to 39 |
| November | 45 | 9.8 to 169 |
| December | 160 | 51 to 390 |
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 49 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Illinois Bayou near Scottsville, AR (site 07257500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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