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Cincinnati Creek in New York

River13.9 mi
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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Cincinnati Creek is a 13.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cincinnati Creek at Barneveld NY (site 01344795). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2023 to 2026

Cincinnati Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 214 cfs, and lowest in September, at 15 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,800 cfs, in 2024.

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Typical flow by month at Cincinnati Creek at Barneveld NY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January8261 to 215
February5239 to 105
March21486 to 410
April13481 to 201
May8931 to 170
June4217 to 67
July2316 to 47
August319.3 to 87
September157.6 to 31
October2412 to 38
November5927 to 135
December11064 to 307

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 3 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cincinnati Creek at Barneveld NY (site 01344795). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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