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Around Tioughnioga River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Tioughnioga River is a 33.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Tioughnioga River at Cortland NY (site 01509000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1938 to 2026
Tioughnioga River typically runs highest in April, at a median 914 cfs, and lowest in September, at 93 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 12,600 cfs, in 2005.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 394 | 260 to 703 |
| February | 360 | 241 to 634 |
| March | 735 | 478 to 1,220 |
| April | 914 | 591 to 1,415 |
| May | 442 | 301 to 725 |
| June | 225 | 153 to 370 |
| July | 136 | 86 to 203 |
| August | 94 | 69 to 167 |
| September | 93 | 62 to 158 |
| October | 129 | 69 to 293 |
| November | 322 | 166 to 588 |
| December | 465 | 306 to 748 |
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 88 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Tioughnioga River at Cortland NY (site 01509000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Tioughnioga River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Whitney Point ReservoirOtselic River - Whitney Point ReservoirPublic
- Whitney Point ReservoirOtselic River - Whitney Point ReservoirPublic
- Long PondLong PondPublic
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