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Sandy Fork in Texas

Stream38.0 mi
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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

Sandy Fork is a 38.0 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sandy Fork Ck at Hwy 97 nr Waelder, TX (site 08174200). 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 2026

Sandy Fork typically runs highest in February, at a median 2.3 cfs, and lowest in July, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,860 cfs, in 2017.

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Typical flow by month at Sandy Fork Ck at Hwy 97 nr Waelder, TX, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January0.20.0 to 4.8
February2.30.0 to 5.1
March1.90.0 to 3.3
April1.40.1 to 5.5
May2.00.2 to 16
June0.30.0 to 6.2
July0.00.0 to 1.1
August0.00.0 to 0.0
September0.00.0 to 0.8
October0.00.0 to 1.7
November0.00.0 to 1.6
December0.00.0 to 4.4

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 9 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sandy Fork Ck at Hwy 97 nr Waelder, TX (site 08174200). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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