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Around Brokenstraw Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Brokenstraw Creek is a 41.2 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsville, PA (site 03015500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1910 to 2026
Brokenstraw Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 825 cfs, and lowest in September, at 84 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 14,300 cfs, in 2007.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 435 | 260 to 893 |
| February | 400 | 242 to 809 |
| March | 825 | 510 to 1,500 |
| April | 730 | 486 to 1,195 |
| May | 412 | 265 to 720 |
| June | 184 | 133 to 359 |
| July | 119 | 78 to 225 |
| August | 92 | 62 to 162 |
| September | 84 | 54 to 190 |
| October | 136 | 81 to 281 |
| November | 367 | 223 to 813 |
| December | 561 | 327 to 936 |
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 117 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsville, PA (site 03015500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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