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Around Chartiers Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Chartiers Creek is a 40.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Chartiers Creek at Carnegie, PA (site 03085500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1920 to 2026
Chartiers Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 424 cfs, and lowest in September, at 73 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 15,900 cfs, in 2004.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 233 | 124 to 416 |
| February | 317 | 181 to 543 |
| March | 424 | 297 to 675 |
| April | 325 | 237 to 527 |
| May | 263 | 178 to 430 |
| June | 164 | 108 to 269 |
| July | 114 | 77 to 180 |
| August | 90 | 66 to 143 |
| September | 73 | 56 to 121 |
| October | 77 | 56 to 126 |
| November | 103 | 68 to 200 |
| December | 182 | 100 to 339 |
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 100 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Chartiers Creek at Carnegie, PA (site 03085500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Chartiers Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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