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Aughwick Creek in Pennsylvania

River30.4 mi
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Around Aughwick Creek

5 mi

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

About this river

Aughwick Creek is a 30.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Aughwick Creek near Shirleysburg, PA (site 01564512). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2018 to 2026

Aughwick Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 470 cfs, and lowest in September, at 35 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 11,700 cfs, in 2021.

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Typical flow by month at Aughwick Creek near Shirleysburg, PA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January21799 to 501
February345169 to 650
March422279 to 692
April470293 to 835
May458215 to 856
June13177 to 272
July6840 to 142
August4129 to 145
September3519 to 141
October3625 to 112
November8333 to 237
December11580 to 321

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 Aughwick Creek near Shirleysburg, PA (site 01564512). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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