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Around Little Swatara Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Little Swatara Creek is an 18.2 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Swatara Creek at Harper Tavern, PA (site 01573000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1919 to 2026
Little Swatara Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 746 cfs, and lowest in September, at 97 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 57,000 cfs, in 2011.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 416 | 240 to 759 |
| February | 472 | 271 to 827 |
| March | 746 | 485 to 1,220 |
| April | 643 | 389 to 1,095 |
| May | 441 | 264 to 759 |
| June | 245 | 145 to 472 |
| July | 152 | 81 to 329 |
| August | 117 | 71 to 229 |
| September | 97 | 58 to 215 |
| October | 144 | 72 to 313 |
| November | 280 | 118 to 597 |
| December | 451 | 230 to 892 |
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 108 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Swatara Creek at Harper Tavern, PA (site 01573000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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