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East Branch Tionesta Creek in Pennsylvania

Stream13.5 mi
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2 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

East Branch Tionesta Creek is a 13.5 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Tionesta Creek at Lynch, PA (site 03017500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1938 to 2026

East Branch Tionesta Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 650 cfs, and lowest in September, at 54 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 11,600 cfs, in 1959.

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Typical flow by month at Tionesta Creek at Lynch, PA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January381189 to 645
February317185 to 586
March645427 to 1,030
April650436 to 1,060
May430282 to 717
June174109 to 355
July10162 to 204
August6744 to 114
September5432 to 122
October8442 to 207
November225126 to 445
December387240 to 653

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 57 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Tionesta Creek at Lynch, PA (site 03017500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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