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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Big Creek is a 34.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Big Creek at Sam A Baker State Park, MO (site 07037300). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2006 to 2026
Big Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 307 cfs, and lowest in August, at 37 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 27,500 cfs, in 2017.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 164 | 83 to 327 |
| February | 184 | 86 to 371 |
| March | 257 | 171 to 497 |
| April | 307 | 184 to 518 |
| May | 245 | 140 to 551 |
| June | 63 | 42 to 135 |
| July | 41 | 25 to 80 |
| August | 37 | 23 to 80 |
| September | 46 | 28 to 71 |
| October | 44 | 36 to 67 |
| November | 78 | 52 to 193 |
| December | 124 | 68 to 268 |
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 21 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Big Creek at Sam A Baker State Park, MO (site 07037300). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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