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Around Middle Bird 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
Middle Bird Creek is an 11.1 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Bird Creek at SH 99 at Pawhuska, OK (site 07176321). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2016 to 2020
Middle Bird Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 116 cfs, and lowest in July, at 6.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 19,200 cfs, in 2019.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 40 | 12 to 181 |
| February | 33 | 12 to 72 |
| March | 26 | 18 to 51 |
| April | 64 | 18 to 385 |
| May | 116 | 22 to 613 |
| June | 21 | 8.6 to 124 |
| July | 6.8 | 4.7 to 13 |
| August | 7.6 | 3.7 to 69 |
| September | 8.5 | 4.4 to 28 |
| October | 18 | 6.9 to 38 |
| November | 8.8 | 6.3 to 43 |
| December | 10 | 6.1 to 39 |
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 4 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Bird Creek at SH 99 at Pawhuska, OK (site 07176321). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Middle Bird Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Bluestem LakeSouth Bird Creek - Bluestem LakePublic
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