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Around Hickory Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Hickory Creek is an 18.2 mile river near Spontaneous Fishing Charters LLC in Indiana. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Hickory Creek at Joliet, IL (site 05539000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1945 to 2026
Hickory Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 96 cfs, and lowest in September, at 15 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,400 cfs, in 1981.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 40 | 19 to 82 |
| February | 45 | 23 to 93 |
| March | 95 | 53 to 194 |
| April | 96 | 48 to 195 |
| May | 65 | 33 to 132 |
| June | 42 | 22 to 100 |
| July | 25 | 13 to 56 |
| August | 20 | 9.9 to 41 |
| September | 15 | 8.2 to 35 |
| October | 18 | 9.9 to 41 |
| November | 29 | 14 to 65 |
| December | 40 | 19 to 80 |
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 82 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Hickory Creek at Joliet, IL (site 05539000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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