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Marsh Creek Boat Rental

Pequea Creek near Downingtown, PA

Stream36.4 mi
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Around Pequea Creek

Thousand Trails Circle M5.5 miOld Mill Stream Campground7.7 mi5 mi

Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Pequea Creek is a 36.4 mile stream near Marsh Creek Boat Rental in Pennsylvania. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Pequea Creek near Ronks, PA (site 01576767). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2013 to 2026

Pequea Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 104 cfs, and lowest in October, at 44 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,580 cfs, in 2021.

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Typical flow by month at Pequea Creek near Ronks, PA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January6845 to 125
February9962 to 136
March10470 to 142
April8967 to 132
May8659 to 117
June7758 to 103
July7249 to 98
August5839 to 83
September4633 to 67
October4433 to 65
November4833 to 66
December5837 to 96

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 14 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Pequea Creek near Ronks, PA (site 01576767). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Pequea Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • PequeaPequea CreekPublic
  • PequaaSusquehanna RiverPublic

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