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Around Yellow River
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
Yellow River is a 62.1 mile river near Tippecanoe Float Trips in Indiana. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Yellow River at Knox, IN (site 05517000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1944 to 2026
Yellow River typically runs highest in March, at a median 551 cfs, and lowest in September, at 139 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,720 cfs, in 2018.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 303 | 182 to 530 |
| February | 331 | 208 to 586 |
| March | 551 | 375 to 885 |
| April | 547 | 343 to 862 |
| May | 385 | 291 to 608 |
| June | 302 | 224 to 476 |
| July | 210 | 156 to 308 |
| August | 164 | 124 to 220 |
| September | 139 | 107 to 197 |
| October | 150 | 119 to 216 |
| November | 221 | 142 to 357 |
| December | 286 | 158 to 482 |
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 83 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Yellow River at Knox, IN (site 05517000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
7 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Yellow River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Tri-County Fish & Wildlife AreaLawrence LakePublic
- Tri-County Fish & Wildlife AreaMill Pond LakePublic
- KnoxYellow RiverPublic
- Tri-County Fish & Wildlife AreaDixon LakePublic
- Tri-County Fish & Wildlife AreaKoontz LakePublic
- Lake of the WoodsLake of the WoodsPublic
- Kingsbury Fish & Wildlife AreaKankakee RiverPublic
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