About this river
Fall Creek is a 3.4 mile river near Geist Marina in Indiana. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Fall Creek near Fortville, IN (site 03351500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1942 to 2026
Fall Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 208 cfs, and lowest in September, at 40 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,670 cfs, in 2014.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 127 | 72 to 247 | |
| February | 150 | 89 to 273 | |
| March | 208 | 134 to 372 | |
| April | 206 | 135 to 344 | |
| May | 151 | 108 to 245 | |
| June | 118 | 74 to 206 | |
| July | 73 | 49 to 129 | |
| August | 53 | 36 to 76 | |
| September | 40 | 28 to 62 | |
| October | 43 | 31 to 72 | |
| November | 64 | 43 to 128 | |
| December | 91 | 53 to 194 |
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 84 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Fall Creek near Fortville, IN (site 03351500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Fall Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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