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Loyalhanna Creek near Saltsburg Kayak & Canoe Outfitters

River17.8 mi
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About this river

Loyalhanna Creek is a 17.8 mile river near Saltsburg Kayak & Canoe Outfitters in Pennsylvania. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Loyalhanna Creek at Kingston, PA (site 03045000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1940 to 2026

Loyalhanna Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 424 cfs, and lowest in September, at 32 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 14,200 cfs, in 1972.

Typical flow by month at Loyalhanna Creek at Kingston, PA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January250140 to 445
February293160 to 566
March424272 to 711
April358227 to 585
May256148 to 428
June11768 to 235
July5929 to 133
August3821 to 83
September3214 to 75
October3818 to 94
November12259 to 240
December225130 to 441

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 87 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Loyalhanna Creek at Kingston, PA (site 03045000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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