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Around Turnback 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
Turnback Creek is a 28.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Turnback Creek above Greenfield, MO (site 06918460). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1965 to 2026
Turnback Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 282 cfs, and lowest in September, at 43 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 23,700 cfs, in 1993.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 146 | 66 to 297 |
| February | 208 | 87 to 361 |
| March | 271 | 142 to 525 |
| April | 282 | 160 to 472 |
| May | 227 | 135 to 507 |
| June | 160 | 93 to 284 |
| July | 92 | 54 to 155 |
| August | 52 | 29 to 87 |
| September | 43 | 27 to 92 |
| October | 58 | 31 to 106 |
| November | 61 | 38 to 202 |
| December | 116 | 54 to 289 |
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 61 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Turnback Creek above Greenfield, MO (site 06918460). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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