Around here
Around Little Thicketty Creek
- Lake Whelchel on the OVNHTFront-Country Hiking · 1-3 Hours8.8 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Cowpens Nature TrailHiking · 25-90 Minutes9.5 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Green River Road on the OVNHTFront-Country Hiking · 45-60 Minutes9.5 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Cowpens BicyclingRoad Biking9.8 mi (opens in a new tab)
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
Little Thicketty Creek is a 5.0 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Thicketty Creek at Cnty Road 42 near Gaffney, SC (site 02153700). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2006 to 2026
Little Thicketty Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 26 cfs, and lowest in September, at 7.1 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 743 cfs, in 2024.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 22 | 14 to 42 |
| February | 23 | 15 to 38 |
| March | 26 | 19 to 40 |
| April | 22 | 17 to 36 |
| May | 18 | 13 to 27 |
| June | 12 | 7.5 to 20 |
| July | 8.3 | 5.2 to 15 |
| August | 9.0 | 4.8 to 14 |
| September | 7.1 | 3.8 to 11 |
| October | 8.8 | 6.2 to 15 |
| November | 12 | 8.8 to 22 |
| December | 16 | 11 to 33 |
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 20 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Thicketty Creek at Cnty Road 42 near Gaffney, SC (site 02153700). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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