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Muddy Creek in Texas

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Around Muddy Creek

1 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

Muddy Creek is a 7.0 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Muddy Ck at Creek Crossing Ln nr Sachse, TX (site 08061548). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2017 to 2026

Muddy Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 25 cfs, and lowest in August, at 1.1 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,790 cfs, in 2018.

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Typical flow by month at Muddy Ck at Creek Crossing Ln nr Sachse, TX, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January134.9 to 36
February218.6 to 55
March2512 to 73
April2412 to 56
May238.1 to 125
June204.5 to 78
July5.11.0 to 15
August1.10.6 to 7.2
September1.40.3 to 16
October1.30.4 to 23
November133.9 to 34
December134.9 to 37

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 9 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Muddy Ck at Creek Crossing Ln nr Sachse, TX (site 08061548). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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