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Sandy Creek

Monroe County, New York · 1 listed access point

For October 18, flow is higher than usual and water temperature is lower than usual.

Water temp

51 °F

16th percentile for the date

79 min ago

Flow

96 ft³/s

94th percentile for the date

79 min ago

Directions New York DEC rules Nearby waters

The last October 18 it ran this high was 2021, at 132 ft³/s. The last October 18 it ran this low was 2025, at 51 °F.

These readings do not say whether fish are biting, whether there is parking, or whether the season is open.

Before you drive

Overnight	34°F, wind 7 mph Areas Of Frost
Sunday	62°F, wind 7 to 13 mph Patchy Frost then Sunny
Sunday Night	40°F, wind 6 to 9 mph Mostly Clear
Monday	64°F, wind 8 mph Sunny

How this water changes through the year

Flow through the yearFlow through the year

Flow, ft³/s. The band is the middle 60% of years for each week; the line is the median. The marker is the current reading, on today's date.

Water temperature through the yearWater temperature through the year

Water temperature, °F. The band is the middle 60% of years for each week; the line is the median. The marker is the current reading, on today's date.

Over 10 years of record, flow on Sandy Creek peaks in March, when the median runs about 142 ft³/s, and falls to its lowest in August at around 42 ft³/s. Today's 96 sits between the two. The band on the chart is where the middle 60% of years fall, so a reading inside it is ordinary for the date and one outside it is not.

Nearby monitored waters

Oak Orchard Creek14 mi · New York · 57 °F · flow higher than usual Johnson Creek20 mi · New York · 53 °F · flow lower than usual Irondequoit Creek25 mi · New York · 51 °F · flow about usual

No water here is recommended over another. Same measurements, three closest waters.

Stocking 2011–2025

Fish released by year and speciesFish released by year and species

What DEC released and when. A record of what went in, not a count of what is there now, and not a guide to when fishing is good.

Exact figures by year

Year	Fish released
2025	67,310
2024	70,024
2023	54,850
2022	35,800
2021	27,000
2020	32,650
2019	98,980
2018	102,170
2017	91,130
2016	152,100
2015	139,700
2014	158,650
2013	150,650
2012	104,240
2011	152,900

DEC records 1,438,154 fish released here in every year the dataset covers, an average of 95,877 a year, mostly Chinook and Steelhead. Stocking says what was put in, not what is there now, and nothing at all about when the fishing is good.

Species

Species DEC lists for this water: Brown Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Steelhead. From DEC's recommended fishing waters dataset. DEC stars some names and does not say what the star means, so it is not shown.

Listed by DEC, absent from the 2011-2025 stocking records: Brown Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon. A statement about two datasets, not about the water. Wild, stocked before 2011, or recorded under another name.

Access points

Coordinates	To gauge
43.2971, -77.9646 · Monroe	3.2 mi

Sources and method

Live: USGS gauge 04220223, SANDY CREEK AT NORTH HAMLIN NY, 3.2 mi from the listed access point. Fetched 2026-10-18 07:19 UTC.
History: USGS daily values: flow 2017–2026, 3,280 daily values; water temperature 2020–2026, 2,263 daily values. Percentile is the share of readings within 7 days of this calendar date, across all years, below the current one (flow n=135 over 9 years, water temperature n=90 over 6 years).
Stocking: New York State DEC open data, 2011–2025, 52 records for this water.
Rules: Seasons, limits and licences are not on this site and are not copied from the agency that publishes them: New York DEC.
Forecast: NOAA National Weather Service, api.weather.gov, for the coordinates of the nearest access point.

Independent presentation of public data. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or approved by the USGS, NOAA or New York DEC.