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Indian Creek at Sh 78 near Farmersville

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

91

Favorable weather

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:30:00 GMT.

River observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:45:00 GMT.

Page checked: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:44:49 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Indian Creek at Sh 78 near Farmersville
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Farmersville November 2015 01 (McKinney Street).jpg by Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

10 mph

gusting to 19 mph

Air temp

81°F

0% chance of rain

River flow

49.7 cfs

low for this date

Weather outlook

Saturday · 85

  • Tue

    72

  • Wed

    41

  • Thu

    23

  • Fri

    61

  • Sat

    85

    Best

  • Sun

    85

  • Mon

    79

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
9a918
10a1120
11a1320
12p1317
1p1316
2p1215
3p1315
4p1416
5p1316
6p1316
7p917
8p716

Is this flow normal for September 29?

Today's 49.7 cfs is 36% below the median for this date — which counts as low water here.

The median flow on this date is 78 cfs, across 18 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind — 10 mph — moderate wind at the forecast location-9

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

Do your own homework

We show you live conditions. For local knowledge — where to put in, what the hazards are, whether it's worth the drive — here's where paddlers actually talk about this water. We don't vet these sources; check the dates and judge for yourself.

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