Around here
Around Shohola Creek
- Float from Lackawaxen to HighlandRiver Tubing · 1-2 Hours4 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Exciting: Paddle from Lackawaxen to SparrowbushPaddling · 8-10 Hours4 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Primitive Camping at Buckhorn Natural AreaCanoe or Kayak Camping · 1-3 Days6.9 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Moderate: Paddle from Ten Mile River to LackawaxenPaddling · 2-4 Hours8.1 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Shohola Creek is an 18.9 mile stream near Kayak East LLC in Pennsylvania. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Shohola Creek near Walker Lake, PA (site 01432495). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2019 to 2026
Shohola Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 229 cfs, and lowest in September, at 17 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,330 cfs, in 2021.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 156 | 74 to 247 |
| February | 143 | 81 to 205 |
| March | 229 | 154 to 347 |
| April | 191 | 137 to 316 |
| May | 189 | 123 to 344 |
| June | 106 | 51 to 200 |
| July | 61 | 28 to 108 |
| August | 28 | 11 to 108 |
| September | 17 | 7.9 to 106 |
| October | 63 | 12 to 155 |
| November | 96 | 34 to 225 |
| December | 150 | 69 to 289 |
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 8 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Shohola Creek near Walker Lake, PA (site 01432495). 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 Shohola Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- ShoholaShohola LakePublic
- Shohola Boat Ramp First LaunchShohola LakePublic
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