Overview

Buck Creek Lane is a spot on CJ Brown Reservoir near Springfield in western Ohio. This reservoir offers flat water for kitesurfing.

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Spot forecast for Buck Creek Lane / CJ Brown Reservoir

Sunrise 07:50 · Sunset 18:48

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Buck Creek Lane / CJ Brown Reservoir: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

312h

in March · 29 rideable days

The season runs from November to May, peaking in March: 27 rideable days a month and 312 hours of usable wind, at 10 °C. The low point is September, at 13 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 78%13-20 knots · 21%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 78% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -1 °C. The wettest month is September, with 111 mm.

Monthly averages: Buck Creek Lane / CJ Brown Reservoir

Monthly averages — Buck Creek Lane / CJ Brown Reservoir — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	27.0	258 h	-1 °C	54 mm
February	23.5	223 h	6 °C	38 mm
March	29.0	312 h	13 °C	49 mm
April	29.0	320 h	18 °C	60 mm
May	25.5	260 h	22 °C	84 mm
June	23.0	227 h	28 °C	87 mm
July	18.0	140 h	29 °C	82 mm
August	16.0	147 h	27 °C	64 mm
September	13.0	119 h	27 °C	111 mm
October	22.0	171 h	20 °C	82 mm
November	26.0	221 h	11 °C	62 mm
December	26.0	253 h	4 °C	63 mm

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Technical details of Buck Creek Lane / CJ Brown Reservoir spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

On the water

Flat reservoir water. Freshwater. Season May to October.

Hazards

Boat traffic. Summer thunderstorms. Shallow areas.

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N8JE SPRINGFIELD5.7 km

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EW8053 Springfield4.8 km

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