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Around Mustang 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
Mustang Creek is an 18.6 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge W Mustang Ck nr Ganado, TX (site 08164503). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1978 to 2026
Mustang Creek typically runs highest in July, at a median 49 cfs, and lowest in March, at 3.5 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 18,700 cfs, in 1995.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 8.6 | 1.3 to 50 |
| February | 5.6 | 1.2 to 36 |
| March | 3.5 | 0.8 to 25 |
| April | 14 | 6.8 to 41 |
| May | 18 | 7.9 to 76 |
| June | 22 | 7.8 to 88 |
| July | 49 | 23 to 113 |
| August | 21 | 9.1 to 42 |
| September | 25 | 8.2 to 85 |
| October | 28 | 11 to 81 |
| November | 6.0 | 2.2 to 34 |
| December | 4.9 | 1.0 to 22 |
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 49 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for W Mustang Ck nr Ganado, TX (site 08164503). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Mustang Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- FM 417 - Simon RoadLavaca River - Lake TexanaPublic
- Breckenridge ParkLavaca River - Lake TexanaPublic
- Highway 111Lavaca River - Lake TexanaPublic
- Texana Park and CampgroundLavaca River - Lake TexanaPublic
- Mustang Creek Recreation AreaLavaca River - Lake TexanaPublic
- Highway 59 BridgeNavidad RiverPublic
- US59 BridgeLavaca River - Lake TexanaPublic
- Highway 172Lavaca River - Lake TexanaPublic
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