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Around Silver Creek
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
Silver Creek is a 37.2 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Silver Creek near Sellersburg, IN (site 03294000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1955 to 2026
Silver Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 238 cfs, and lowest in September, at 5.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 15,100 cfs, in 1964.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 133 | 58 to 310 |
| February | 187 | 94 to 404 |
| March | 238 | 144 to 502 |
| April | 187 | 106 to 373 |
| May | 101 | 48 to 235 |
| June | 40 | 15 to 102 |
| July | 17 | 7.9 to 46 |
| August | 9.8 | 3.9 to 26 |
| September | 5.8 | 2.0 to 17 |
| October | 8.1 | 2.3 to 32 |
| November | 31 | 8.0 to 113 |
| December | 95 | 28 to 262 |
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 72 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Silver Creek near Sellersburg, IN (site 03294000). 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 Silver Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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