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Buffalo Creek in New York

River40.8 mi
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Around Buffalo Creek

5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Buffalo Creek is a 40.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Buffalo Creek at Gardenville NY (site 04214500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1939 to 2026

Buffalo Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 277 cfs, and lowest in August, at 21 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,650 cfs, in 1956.

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Typical flow by month at Buffalo Creek at Gardenville NY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January14090 to 250
February12987 to 278
March277177 to 525
April219144 to 362
May10567 to 202
June4933 to 93
July2616 to 51
August2113 to 40
September2213 to 48
October4120 to 85
November10752 to 221
December172107 to 309

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 Buffalo Creek at Gardenville NY (site 04214500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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