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South Sylamore Creek in Arkansas

River21.5 mi

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Around South Sylamore Creek

Blanchard Springs Campgrounds5.3 miBlanchard Springs Recreation Area5.4 mi2 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

South Sylamore Creek is a 21.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge North Sylamore Creek near Fifty Six, AR (site 07060710). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1966 to 2026

South Sylamore Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 46 cfs, and lowest in September, at 5.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 11,500 cfs, in 1983.

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Typical flow by month at North Sylamore Creek near Fifty Six, AR, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January189.3 to 38
February2513 to 56
March4019 to 84
April4623 to 93
May3115 to 73
June138.6 to 20
July7.25.1 to 11
August6.04.2 to 8.9
September5.33.4 to 8.1
October5.64.1 to 8.5
November9.05.6 to 24
December147.3 to 38

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 61 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for North Sylamore Creek near Fifty Six, AR (site 07060710). 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 South Sylamore Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • North Sylamore Creek (West)White RiverPublic
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