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Canyon Creek in Texas

Stream4.3 mi
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Around Canyon Creek

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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

Canyon Creek is a 4.3 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Nueces Rv nr Tilden, TX (site 08194500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1949 to 2026

Canyon Creek typically runs highest in October, at a median 26 cfs, and lowest in August, at 0.5 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 70,000 cfs, in 1967.

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Typical flow by month at Nueces Rv nr Tilden, TX, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January0.70.1 to 87
February1.00.1 to 66
March0.80.0 to 57
April1.40.0 to 49
May100.0 to 242
June200.0 to 296
July3.00.0 to 133
August0.50.0 to 89
September190.1 to 231
October260.1 to 370
November7.60.1 to 153
December0.90.0 to 88

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 78 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Nueces Rv nr Tilden, TX (site 08194500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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