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Chester Creek near Philadelphia, PA

River17.4 mi
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Around Chester Creek

First State National Historical Park9.5 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Chester Creek is a 17.4 mile river near Hidden River Outfitters in Pennsylvania. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Chester Creek near Chester, PA (site 01477000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1932 to 2026

Chester Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 98 cfs, and lowest in September, at 37 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,510 cfs, in 1971.

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Typical flow by month at Chester Creek near Chester, PA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January7552 to 109
February8662 to 119
March9673 to 142
April9870 to 139
May8061 to 113
June5945 to 88
July4733 to 69
August4129 to 62
September3726 to 56
October4029 to 60
November5139 to 80
December6647 to 104

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 95 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Chester Creek near Chester, PA (site 01477000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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