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Around South Fork Lick Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · 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
South Fork Lick Creek is an 11.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Lick Creek near Chatham, IL (site 05576090). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2022 to 2026
South Fork Lick Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 78 cfs, and lowest in October, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,830 cfs, in 2022.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 29 | 7.3 to 65 |
| February | 33 | 10 to 94 |
| March | 78 | 37 to 142 |
| April | 74 | 55 to 120 |
| May | 71 | 52 to 149 |
| June | 46 | 29 to 164 |
| July | 12 | 4.9 to 42 |
| August | 3.4 | 1.0 to 21 |
| September | 0.3 | 0.0 to 24 |
| October | 0.0 | 0.0 to 19 |
| November | 12 | 0.1 to 50 |
| December | 19 | 1.6 to 46 |
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 5 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Lick Creek near Chatham, IL (site 05576090). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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