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Petronila Creek in Texas

River39.2 mi
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Around Petronila Creek

5 mi

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

Petronila Creek is a 39.2 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Petronila Ck at FM 665 nr Driscoll, TX (site 08212820). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2018 to 2026

Petronila Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 3.1 cfs, and lowest in March, at 0.6 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,980 cfs, in 2021.

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Typical flow by month at Petronila Ck at FM 665 nr Driscoll, TX, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January0.70.6 to 1.1
February0.70.5 to 1.0
March0.60.4 to 0.9
April0.60.3 to 4.1
May1.90.4 to 32
June3.10.5 to 88
July1.10.5 to 13
August0.90.4 to 2.8
September1.10.5 to 12
October0.90.4 to 2.0
November0.70.4 to 3.7
December0.70.5 to 1.6

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 8 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Petronila Ck at FM 665 nr Driscoll, TX (site 08212820). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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