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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 Creek is a 27.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Tucsawhatchee Creek near Hawkinsville, GA (site 02215100). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1986 to 2026
Big Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 187 cfs, and lowest in August, at 18 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,200 cfs, in 2005.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 115 | 60 to 277 |
| February | 181 | 104 to 379 |
| March | 187 | 104 to 343 |
| April | 114 | 68 to 214 |
| May | 46 | 28 to 93 |
| June | 39 | 16 to 85 |
| July | 27 | 11 to 66 |
| August | 18 | 6.3 to 51 |
| September | 19 | 8.8 to 45 |
| October | 19 | 11 to 43 |
| November | 34 | 18 to 69 |
| December | 58 | 35 to 150 |
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 Tucsawhatchee Creek near Hawkinsville, GA (site 02215100). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Big Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Hawkinsville (Mile Branch Park)Ocmulgee RiverPublic
- Uchee ShoalsOcmulgee RiverPublic
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