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Flat Fork Creek in Texas

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Around Flat Fork Creek

Porter Hill5.5 miRisinger Hill7.1 mi10 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

Flat Fork Creek is a 45.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Flat Fork Ck at SH 7 nr Center, TX (site 08023050). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2023 to 2026

Flat Fork Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 95 cfs, and lowest in October, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,200 cfs, in 2024.

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Typical flow by month at Flat Fork Ck at SH 7 nr Center, TX, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January301.4 to 159
February377.3 to 258
March325.7 to 147
April448.9 to 702
May9519 to 371
June143.7 to 158
July5.21.1 to 23
August0.60.0 to 4.8
September0.10.0 to 2.5
October0.00.0 to 0.0
November0.60.1 to 3.4
December1.60.7 to 36

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 3 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Flat Fork Ck at SH 7 nr Center, TX (site 08023050). 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 Flat Fork Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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