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Little Pecan Bayou in Texas

Stream10.6 mi
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Around Little Pecan Bayou

1 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · 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

Little Pecan Bayou is a 10.6 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Pecan Bayou nr Cross Cut, TX (site 08140700). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1968 to 2025

Little Pecan Bayou typically runs highest in May, at a median 5.7 cfs, and lowest in July, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 13,200 cfs, in 2016.

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Typical flow by month at Pecan Bayou nr Cross Cut, TX, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January0.40.0 to 12
February0.80.0 to 8.3
March0.40.0 to 17
April5.20.0 to 44
May5.70.0 to 42
June0.60.0 to 17
July0.00.0 to 0.6
August0.00.0 to 5.0
September0.00.0 to 4.7
October0.00.0 to 8.3
November0.10.0 to 4.9
December0.30.0 to 13

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 11 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Pecan Bayou nr Cross Cut, TX (site 08140700). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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