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Around Hords Creek
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
Hords Creek is a 35.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Hords Ck nr Coleman, TX (site 08142000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1941 to 2026
Hords Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 0.3 cfs, and lowest in July, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,480 cfs, in 1956.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0.1 | 0.0 to 0.5 |
| February | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.6 |
| March | 0.1 | 0.0 to 0.9 |
| April | 0.1 | 0.0 to 1.0 |
| May | 0.3 | 0.0 to 5.8 |
| June | 0.0 | 0.0 to 5.0 |
| July | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.1 |
| August | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| September | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.1 |
| October | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.1 |
| November | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.3 |
| December | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.3 |
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 40 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Hords Ck nr Coleman, TX (site 08142000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
5 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Hords Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Old City Lake - Soil Conservation Service Site 38aOld City LakePublic
- Hords Creek Lake (SE)Hords Creek - Hords Creek LakePublic
- Hords Creek Lake (NE)Hords Creek - Hords Creek LakePublic
- Hords Creek Lake (SW)Hords Creek - Hords Creek LakePublic
- Hords Creek Lake (NW)Live Oak Branch - Hords Creek LakePublic
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