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Cowaselon Creek in New York

Stream12.8 mi
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Around Cowaselon Creek

2 mi

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

Cowaselon Creek is a 12.8 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cowaselon Creek at State Route 13 at Canastota NY (site 04243783). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2015 to 2027

Cowaselon Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 98 cfs, and lowest in September, at 20 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 883 cfs, in 2021.

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Typical flow by month at Cowaselon Creek at State Route 13 at Canastota NY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January7052 to 107
February6944 to 106
March9874 to 146
April9872 to 138
May6150 to 92
June4029 to 61
July3221 to 58
August2518 to 36
September2016 to 25
October2319 to 40
November4129 to 68
December6043 to 89

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 12 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cowaselon Creek at State Route 13 at Canastota NY (site 04243783). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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