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Around Big Escambia Creek
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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 Escambia Creek is a 35.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Big Escambia CR at Sardine BR near Stanley Crossroad (site 02374950). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2000 to 2026
Big Escambia Creek typically runs highest in January, at a median 297 cfs, and lowest in October, at 103 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,490 cfs, in 2010.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 297 | 207 to 447 |
| February | 290 | 217 to 452 |
| March | 280 | 207 to 429 |
| April | 252 | 176 to 381 |
| May | 164 | 110 to 289 |
| June | 141 | 90 to 258 |
| July | 143 | 99 to 267 |
| August | 132 | 87 to 212 |
| September | 120 | 84 to 222 |
| October | 103 | 77 to 178 |
| November | 139 | 94 to 214 |
| December | 211 | 141 to 351 |
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 26 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Big Escambia CR at Sardine BR near Stanley Crossroad (site 02374950). 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 Escambia Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Fischer Landing / Century Boat RampEscambia RiverPublic
- Lake StoneWiggins Branch - Lake StonePublic
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