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Raccoon Creek in Pennsylvania

River43.4 mi
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Raccoon Creek State Park Campground11.2 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Raccoon Creek is a 43.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Raccoon Creek at Moffatts Mill, PA (site 03108000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1942 to 2026

Raccoon Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 295 cfs, and lowest in September, at 28 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 13,400 cfs, in 2004.

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Typical flow by month at Raccoon Creek at Moffatts Mill, PA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January15581 to 286
February210107 to 365
March295191 to 471
April245158 to 401
May173119 to 299
June8956 to 152
July5130 to 95
August3621 to 66
September2817 to 56
October3620 to 61
November5635 to 116
December11766 to 219

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 84 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Raccoon Creek at Moffatts Mill, PA (site 03108000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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