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Around Oostanaula Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Oostanaula Creek is a 40.8 mile river near Tennessee National Marina in Tennessee. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Oostanaula Creek near Sanford, TN (site 03565500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1955 to 2026
Oostanaula Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 123 cfs, and lowest in October, at 29 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,920 cfs, in 1973.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 96 | 63 to 157 |
| February | 115 | 83 to 170 |
| March | 123 | 89 to 171 |
| April | 103 | 78 to 142 |
| May | 69 | 55 to 94 |
| June | 52 | 41 to 65 |
| July | 42 | 33 to 56 |
| August | 35 | 28 to 47 |
| September | 30 | 23 to 43 |
| October | 29 | 23 to 48 |
| November | 32 | 25 to 58 |
| December | 64 | 38 to 118 |
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 58 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Oostanaula Creek near Sanford, TN (site 03565500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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