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South Branch Tunkhannock Creek in Pennsylvania

Stream16.3 mi
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Around South Branch Tunkhannock Creek

5 mi

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

About this river

South Branch Tunkhannock Creek is a 16.3 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Tunkhannock Creek near Tunkhannock, PA (site 01534000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1914 to 2026

South Branch Tunkhannock Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 770 cfs, and lowest in September, at 77 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 28,100 cfs, in 2006.

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Typical flow by month at Tunkhannock Creek near Tunkhannock, PA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January349178 to 698
February350210 to 722
March770477 to 1,360
April759502 to 1,225
May478255 to 777
June194115 to 351
July11562 to 236
August8847 to 180
September7744 to 169
October13159 to 283
November303126 to 618
December395211 to 789

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 112 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Tunkhannock Creek near Tunkhannock, PA (site 01534000). 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 South Branch Tunkhannock Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • South ShoreLackawanna LakePublic
  • Warming HutLackawanna LakePublic
  • Bullhead BayLackawanna LakePublic

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