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SOUTH FORK WILDCAT CREEK

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SOUTH FORK WILDCAT CREEK NEAR LAFAYETTE, IN

TIPPECANOE COUNTY, IN40.4178°N, -86.7680°W Updated 16 hr ago

FLOW RATE

86cfs

AIR TEMP

84°F

WIND

4mph W

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

86cfs 44.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 86–116 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

117cfs

PERIOD LOW

86cfs

RUNNABLE

88%

last 7 day in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

23.3in

≈ normal

23.26 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 21.47 in).

YTD Total

23.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

21.5in

30-yr average

Typical Range

17.3–25.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+8%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.61" · normal 2.77" (1.2–4.4)

Jan

Feb: 0.62" · normal 2.32" (1.0–3.7)

Feb

Mar: 5.45" · normal 3.19" (1.8–4.8)

Mar

Apr: 5.67" · normal 4.14" (2.5–6.2)

Apr

May: 2.74" · normal 4.09" (2.3–6.0)

May

Jun: 5.71" · normal 4.17" (2.0–6.4)

Jun

Jul: 1.47" (so far)· normal 3.41" (1.9–4.6)

Jul

Aug: normal 2.99" (1.4–4.7)

Aug

Sep: normal 2.67" (0.8–5.1)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.00" (1.5–5.1)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.13" (1.6–4.7)

Nov

Dec: normal 2.54" (1.5–3.8)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:09 PM

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40.4178, -86.7680

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