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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
Big Sandy Creek is a 29.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Big Sandy Ck abv Breckenridge, TX (site 08086290). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1962 to 2026
Big Sandy Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 0.3 cfs, and lowest in July, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 28,100 cfs, in 1982.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0.1 | 0.0 to 0.5 |
| February | 0.1 | 0.0 to 0.6 |
| March | 0.1 | 0.0 to 2.4 |
| April | 0.2 | 0.0 to 1.9 |
| May | 0.3 | 0.0 to 5.3 |
| June | 0.3 | 0.0 to 5.2 |
| July | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.2 |
| August | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.1 |
| September | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.2 |
| October | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.2 |
| November | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.2 |
| December | 0.1 | 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 64 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Big Sandy Ck abv Breckenridge, TX (site 08086290). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Big Sandy Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Village Inn MotelHubbard Creek ReservoirRestricted
- FM 314Hubbard Creek - Hubbard Creek ReservoirPublic
- Paul Prater LandingHubbard Creek - Hubbard Creek ReservoirPublic
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