About this river
Prairie Creek is a 2.4 mile stream near Florida Inshore Xtream Charters in Florida. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Prairie Creek on CR 764 near Punta Gorda FL (site 02298170). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2010 to 2026
Prairie Creek typically runs highest in September, at a median 571 cfs, and lowest in April, at 27 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,050 cfs, in 2022.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55 | 28 to 107 | |
| February | 44 | 32 to 76 | |
| March | 34 | 21 to 51 | |
| April | 27 | 10 to 69 | |
| May | 28 | 12 to 60 | |
| June | 156 | 43 to 320 | |
| July | 371 | 245 to 672 | |
| August | 316 | 142 to 541 | |
| September | 571 | 249 to 881 | |
| October | 198 | 65 to 543 | |
| November | 63 | 32 to 167 | |
| December | 47 | 33 to 93 |
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 Prairie Creek on CR 764 near Punta Gorda FL (site 02298170). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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