Henderson Creek in Illinois
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Around Henderson Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Henderson Creek is a 57.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Henderson Creek near Oquawka, IL (site 05469000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1935 to 2026
Henderson Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 339 cfs, and lowest in October, at 39 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 25,800 cfs, in 1993.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 119 | 43 to 256 |
| February | 169 | 85 to 338 |
| March | 272 | 149 to 520 |
| April | 332 | 175 to 610 |
| May | 339 | 175 to 638 |
| June | 271 | 132 to 572 |
| July | 151 | 69 to 288 |
| August | 61 | 29 to 126 |
| September | 42 | 22 to 88 |
| October | 39 | 20 to 127 |
| November | 59 | 30 to 201 |
| December | 100 | 29 to 240 |
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 91 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Henderson Creek near Oquawka, IL (site 05469000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Henderson Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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