About this river
Tippecanoe River is a 13.6 mile river near Penrod & Reel Guide Service in Indiana. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Tippecanoe River at Oswego, IN (site 03330500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1950 to 2026
Tippecanoe River typically runs highest in April, at a median 178 cfs, and lowest in September, at 24 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 944 cfs, in 1982.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 100 | 59 to 174 | |
| February | 113 | 68 to 175 | |
| March | 158 | 108 to 234 | |
| April | 178 | 108 to 257 | |
| May | 123 | 66 to 187 | |
| June | 71 | 35 to 147 | |
| July | 42 | 21 to 90 | |
| August | 28 | 17 to 59 | |
| September | 24 | 13 to 51 | |
| October | 32 | 16 to 68 | |
| November | 64 | 36 to 104 | |
| December | 93 | 47 to 143 |
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 77 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Tippecanoe River at Oswego, IN (site 03330500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
5 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Tippecanoe River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Tri-County Fish & Wildlife Area - MollenhourTippecanoe RiverPublic
- Tri-County Fish & Wildlife Area - Old Tip TownTippecanoe RiverPublic
- Tri-County Fish & Wildlife AreaCarr LakePublic
- Tri-County Fish & Wildlife AreaPalestine LakePublic
- Tri-County Fish & Wildlife AreaChapman LakePublic
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