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Around Patoka River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · 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
Patoka River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Patoka River near Princeton, IN (site 03376500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1935 to 2026
Patoka River typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,980 cfs, and lowest in September, at 106 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 18,500 cfs, in 1937.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,300 | 474 to 2,210 |
| February | 1,610 | 600 to 2,430 |
| March | 1,980 | 1,060 to 3,090 |
| April | 1,840 | 800 to 2,810 |
| May | 973 | 321 to 2,300 |
| June | 366 | 134 to 1,175 |
| July | 207 | 78 to 547 |
| August | 123 | 53 to 379 |
| September | 106 | 37 to 335 |
| October | 107 | 32 to 329 |
| November | 307 | 61 to 660 |
| December | 779 | 172 to 1,720 |
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 92 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Patoka River near Princeton, IN (site 03376500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Patoka River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- PikevillePatoka RiverPublic
- Sugar Ridge Fish & Wildlife AreaIsland PitPublic
- Sugar Ridge Fish & Wildlife AreaAshby PitPublic
- Sugar Ridge Fish & Wildlife AreaPigeon PitPublic
- South Lick ForkPatoka LakePublic
- Little PatokaPatoka LakePublic
- Sugar Ridge Fish & Wildlife AreaUnnamed PitPublic
- Patoka Lake SouthPatoka River - Patoka LakePublic
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