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Beaver Kill in New York

River32.4 mi
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5 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

Beaver Kill is a 32.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Beaver Kill at Cooks Falls NY (site 01420500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1913 to 2026

Beaver Kill typically runs highest in April, at a median 967 cfs, and lowest in September, at 123 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 23,500 cfs, in 2004.

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Typical flow by month at Beaver Kill at Cooks Falls NY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January328203 to 600
February290195 to 520
March620389 to 1,140
April967633 to 1,530
May532344 to 849
June265165 to 462
July166104 to 292
August12975 to 253
September12374 to 250
October19197 to 415
November420234 to 713
December445280 to 724

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 113 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Beaver Kill at Cooks Falls NY (site 01420500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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