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Around Cottonwood Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Cottonwood Creek is a 49.0 mile river near OKC Charters in Oklahoma. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cottonwood Creek near Seward, OK (site 07159750). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1973 to 2026
Cottonwood Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 119 cfs, and lowest in August, at 42 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 29,300 cfs, in 1993.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 62 | 43 to 113 |
| February | 69 | 45 to 126 |
| March | 77 | 49 to 141 |
| April | 86 | 53 to 169 |
| May | 119 | 64 to 348 |
| June | 97 | 48 to 274 |
| July | 53 | 34 to 90 |
| August | 42 | 24 to 75 |
| September | 50 | 27 to 88 |
| October | 47 | 30 to 79 |
| November | 59 | 43 to 102 |
| December | 66 | 47 to 97 |
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 33 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cottonwood Creek near Seward, OK (site 07159750). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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