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Shoal Creek in Georgia

Stream1.9 mi
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Around Shoal Creek

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Temperature from a 1980 federal survey. The record says nothing about access, ownership or current conditions.

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Thermal springs: NOAA NCEI (1980) · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)

About this river

Shoal Creek is a 1.9 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Shoal Creek at Shoal Creek Road, near Griffin, GA (site 02344478). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2003 to 2025

Shoal Creek typically runs highest in February, at a median 15 cfs, and lowest in September, at 2.9 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,250 cfs, in 2005.

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Typical flow by month at Shoal Creek at Shoal Creek Road, near Griffin, GA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January138.6 to 20
February1511 to 24
March149.7 to 22
April127.7 to 19
May8.45.0 to 12
June5.32.5 to 9.9
July5.02.4 to 8.6
August3.61.6 to 7.4
September2.91.4 to 6.6
October3.71.6 to 7.9
November5.22.8 to 11
December9.15.3 to 15

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 22 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Shoal Creek at Shoal Creek Road, near Griffin, GA (site 02344478). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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