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Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Big Creek is a 21.9 mile canal near Lake Shafer Boat Rentals in Indiana. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Tippecanoe River below Oakdale Dam, IN (site 03332605). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2009 to 2026
Big Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 2,660 cfs, and lowest in September, at 526 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 23,000 cfs, in 2018.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,500 | 892 to 2,580 |
| February | 1,620 | 1,080 to 2,890 |
| March | 2,660 | 1,860 to 3,570 |
| April | 2,615 | 1,670 to 3,640 |
| May | 2,170 | 1,480 to 3,340 |
| June | 1,830 | 1,090 to 3,105 |
| July | 965 | 673 to 1,950 |
| August | 697 | 526 to 1,050 |
| September | 526 | 451 to 721 |
| October | 567 | 427 to 928 |
| November | 822 | 525 to 1,475 |
| December | 893 | 597 to 1,710 |
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 17 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Tippecanoe River below Oakdale Dam, IN (site 03332605). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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