Bear Creek in Arkansas
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Around Bear Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Bear Creek is a 27.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Bear Creek near Silver Hill, AR (site 07056515). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1999 to 2026
Bear Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 119 cfs, and lowest in September, at 6.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 14,800 cfs, in 2008.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 68 | 29 to 132 |
| February | 89 | 32 to 167 |
| March | 119 | 65 to 232 |
| April | 108 | 59 to 205 |
| May | 81 | 39 to 217 |
| June | 30 | 17 to 69 |
| July | 16 | 9.9 to 27 |
| August | 10 | 7.4 to 16 |
| September | 6.8 | 4.6 to 13 |
| October | 8.0 | 5.1 to 16 |
| November | 21 | 8.7 to 57 |
| December | 41 | 15 to 90 |
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 28 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Bear Creek near Silver Hill, AR (site 07056515). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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