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Yegua Creek in Texas

River36.9 mi
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Around Yegua Creek

Lake Somerville Marina & Campground13.3 miSomerville Lake13.8 mi10 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

Yegua Creek is a 36.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Yegua Ck nr Somerville, TX (site 08110000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1967 to 2026

Yegua Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 79 cfs, and lowest in September, at 1.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,340 cfs, in 2016.

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Typical flow by month at Yegua Ck nr Somerville, TX, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1.80.3 to 91
February2.40.5 to 451
March2.40.4 to 383
April4.80.3 to 482
May351.4 to 769
June791.0 to 954
July8.20.4 to 504
August1.10.2 to 108
September1.00.1 to 11
October1.40.1 to 5.2
November1.60.2 to 25
December1.40.2 to 8.4

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 43 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Yegua Ck nr Somerville, TX (site 08110000). 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 Yegua Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Rocky Creek ParkBrazos River - Somerville LakePublic
  • Rocky Creek ParkBrazos River - Somerville LakePublic
  • Yegua Creek ParkBrazos River - Somerville LakePublic
  • Yegua Creek ParkBrazos River - Somerville LakePublic
  • Somerville LakeBrazos River - Somerville LakePublic
  • Overlook Park & Lake Somerville MarinaBrazos River - Somerville LakePublic
  • Birch CreekBrazos River - Somerville LakePublic
  • Big Creek ParkBrazos River - Somerville LakeRestricted

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