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Around Kettle Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Kettle Creek is a 41.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Kettle Creek near Westport, PA (site 01545000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1962 to 2026
Kettle Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 558 cfs, and lowest in August, at 45 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,200 cfs, in 1970.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 240 | 150 to 478 |
| February | 220 | 132 to 435 |
| March | 523 | 307 to 930 |
| April | 558 | 339 to 953 |
| May | 348 | 211 to 593 |
| June | 151 | 93 to 243 |
| July | 75 | 41 to 150 |
| August | 45 | 23 to 105 |
| September | 46 | 22 to 104 |
| October | 67 | 33 to 177 |
| November | 191 | 92 to 425 |
| December | 318 | 177 to 555 |
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 65 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Kettle Creek near Westport, PA (site 01545000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Kettle Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- North BendWest Branch Susquehanna RiverPublic
- Kettle Creek State ParkKettle Creek LakePublic
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