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Around Little Cypress Bayou
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Little Cypress Bayou is a 46.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Little Cypress Bayou nr Jefferson, TX (site 07346070). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1946 to 2026
Little Cypress Bayou typically runs highest in March, at a median 772 cfs, and lowest in September, at 6.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 32,700 cfs, in 1966.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 403 | 172 to 939 |
| February | 666 | 330 to 1,190 |
| March | 772 | 333 to 1,360 |
| April | 505 | 258 to 1,085 |
| May | 490 | 161 to 1,150 |
| June | 140 | 46 to 557 |
| July | 34 | 8.1 to 135 |
| August | 7.6 | 0.5 to 32 |
| September | 6.8 | 0.1 to 42 |
| October | 13 | 0.4 to 57 |
| November | 72 | 15 to 227 |
| December | 234 | 76 to 857 |
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 80 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little Cypress Bayou nr Jefferson, TX (site 07346070). 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 Little Cypress Bayou. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- FM 450Little Cypress BayouPublic
- Highway 154 BridgeLittle Cypress BayouPublic
- FM 3001 BridgeLittle Cypress BayouPublic
- FM 134 BridgeLittle Cypress BayouPublic
- Brushy CreekBig Cypress Bayou - Lake O' the PinesPublic
- Tejas Village ResortBig Cypress Bayou - Lake O' the PinesRestricted
- Brushy Creek ParkBig Cypress Bayou - Lake O' the PinesPublic
- Lake O' The Pines DamBig Cypress Creek - Lake O' The PinesPublic
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