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Around Franklin Canal
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Franklin Canal is a 2.0 mile stream near Vermillion Bay Charters in Louisiana. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge GIWW at Bayou Sale Ridge near Franklin, LA (site 07381670). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2000 to 2015
Franklin Canal typically runs highest in June, at a median 11,900 cfs, and lowest in September, at 3,945 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 29,800 cfs, in 2011.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 8,790 | 6,980 to 11,600 |
| February | 9,510 | 6,880 to 12,900 |
| March | 10,400 | 8,810 to 13,800 |
| April | 11,050 | 8,905 to 14,400 |
| May | 10,300 | 8,350 to 14,900 |
| June | 11,900 | 6,525 to 14,250 |
| July | 9,230 | 5,920 to 11,900 |
| August | 5,270 | 3,420 to 7,330 |
| September | 3,945 | 2,925 to 4,755 |
| October | 4,100 | 2,840 to 5,330 |
| November | 3,985 | 3,115 to 5,540 |
| December | 6,200 | 4,420 to 10,900 |
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 14 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for GIWW at Bayou Sale Ridge near Franklin, LA (site 07381670). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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