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Kings Creek in Texas

River39.5 mi
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Around Kings Creek

5 mi

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

Kings Creek is a 39.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Kings Ck at SH 34 nr Kaufman, TX (site 08062895). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2009 to 2026

Kings Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 25 cfs, and lowest in August, at 2.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,400 cfs, in 2010.

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Typical flow by month at Kings Ck at SH 34 nr Kaufman, TX, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January145.8 to 71
February167.5 to 126
March257.6 to 174
April218.4 to 97
May256.4 to 226
June102.8 to 82
July2.91.7 to 12
August2.31.1 to 6.3
September2.81.6 to 5.6
October3.41.8 to 8.1
November7.24.0 to 28
December9.34.6 to 45

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 17 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Kings Ck at SH 34 nr Kaufman, TX (site 08062895). 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 Kings Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Highway 274 BridgeKings CreekPublic

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