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Around Bird Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Bird Creek is a 39.6 mile river near CrossTimbers Marina in Oklahoma. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Bird Ck at State Highway 266 near Catoosa, OK (site 07178200). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1989 to 2026
Bird Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 722 cfs, and lowest in November, at 171 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 34,000 cfs, in 2019.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 179 | 128 to 452 |
| February | 211 | 144 to 571 |
| March | 302 | 165 to 1,330 |
| April | 418 | 254 to 1,550 |
| May | 722 | 289 to 3,170 |
| June | 457 | 253 to 2,325 |
| July | 278 | 213 to 655 |
| August | 246 | 210 to 327 |
| September | 236 | 203 to 333 |
| October | 227 | 175 to 368 |
| November | 171 | 116 to 413 |
| December | 183 | 131 to 360 |
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 37 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Bird Ck at State Highway 266 near Catoosa, OK (site 07178200). 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 Bird Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Sailing ClubArkansas River - Keystone LakeRestricted
- West Old Keystone RoadArkansas River - Keystone LakePublic
- Cowskin Bay SouthArkansas River - Keystone LakePublic
- Walnut Creek ParkArkansas River - Keystone LakePublic
- E0530 RoadArkansas River - Keystone LakePublic
- Indian StationArkansas River - Keystone LakePublic
- Osage Point ParkArkansas River - Keystone LakePublic
- UnknownHominy Creek - Skiatook LakePublic
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