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Around Hurricane Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Hurricane Creek is a 40.3 mile river near Precision Fishing Guide Service in Illinois. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Hurricane Creek near Mulberry Grove, IL (site 05592800). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1971 to 2026
Hurricane Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 68 cfs, and lowest in September, at 5.2 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 13,800 cfs, in 1983.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 37 | 17 to 84 |
| February | 60 | 29 to 118 |
| March | 68 | 41 to 154 |
| April | 66 | 39 to 136 |
| May | 48 | 22 to 120 |
| June | 29 | 11 to 64 |
| July | 13 | 6.0 to 36 |
| August | 7.6 | 3.5 to 18 |
| September | 5.2 | 2.5 to 14 |
| October | 6.7 | 3.2 to 15 |
| November | 14 | 7.0 to 36 |
| December | 28 | 11 to 67 |
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 56 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Hurricane Creek near Mulberry Grove, IL (site 05592800). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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