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Around Kinzua Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Kinzua Creek is a 28.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Kinzua Creek near Guffey, PA (site 03011800). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1966 to 2025
Kinzua Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 106 cfs, and lowest in August, at 16 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,260 cfs, in 2011.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 61 | 36 to 110 |
| February | 58 | 36 to 107 |
| March | 106 | 70 to 167 |
| April | 105 | 70 to 170 |
| May | 66 | 46 to 107 |
| June | 34 | 20 to 64 |
| July | 21 | 13 to 37 |
| August | 16 | 10 to 31 |
| September | 16 | 9.4 to 29 |
| October | 26 | 15 to 57 |
| November | 61 | 39 to 99 |
| December | 84 | 58 to 122 |
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 60 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Kinzua Creek near Guffey, PA (site 03011800). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Kinzua Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Kiasutha Recreational AreaAllegheny ReservoirPublic
- Elijah RunAllegheny ReservoirPublic
- Dew DropAllegheny ReservoirPublic
- Kinzua - Wolf RunAllegheny ReservoirPublic
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