Sugar Creek in Indiana
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Around Sugar Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Sugar Creek is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sugar Creek at Crawfordsville, IN (site 03339500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1939 to 2026
Sugar Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 491 cfs, and lowest in September, at 37 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 23,900 cfs, in 2013.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 234 | 114 to 556 |
| February | 290 | 152 to 704 |
| March | 491 | 267 to 1,040 |
| April | 458 | 256 to 958 |
| May | 333 | 202 to 724 |
| June | 245 | 136 to 599 |
| July | 123 | 65 to 317 |
| August | 62 | 36 to 105 |
| September | 37 | 23 to 73 |
| October | 44 | 24 to 121 |
| November | 92 | 44 to 250 |
| December | 188 | 71 to 450 |
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 87 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sugar Creek at Crawfordsville, IN (site 03339500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Sugar Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Wilbur Wright Fish & Wildlife AreaBoones PondPublic
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