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Sycamore Creek in Tennessee

Stream24.6 mi

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Around Sycamore Creek

Harpeth River Bridge Campground6.1 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Sycamore Creek is a 24.6 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sycamore Creek near Ashland City, TN (site 03431800). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1962 to 2026

Sycamore Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 148 cfs, and lowest in September, at 22 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,680 cfs, in 1975.

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Typical flow by month at Sycamore Creek near Ashland City, TN, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January11164 to 205
February14285 to 250
March148104 to 255
April12073 to 195
May7446 to 133
June4733 to 69
July3423 to 55
August2518 to 42
September2216 to 41
October2617 to 43
November4528 to 77
December7843 to 164

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 44 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sycamore Creek near Ashland City, TN (site 03431800). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Sycamore Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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