Laurel Highlands River Tours and Outdoor Center
Dunbar Creek near Laurel Highlands River Tours and Outdoor Center
About this river
Dunbar Creek is a 6.2 mile stream near Laurel Highlands River Tours and Outdoor Center in Pennsylvania. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Youghiogheny River at Connellsville, PA (site 03082500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1925 to 2026
Dunbar Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 3,660 cfs, and lowest in September, at 947 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 58,100 cfs, in 1936.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2,460 | 1,390 to 4,320 | |
| February | 2,890 | 1,670 to 5,160 | |
| March | 3,660 | 2,280 to 5,970 | |
| April | 3,065 | 1,950 to 4,980 | |
| May | 2,450 | 1,430 to 4,280 | |
| June | 1,260 | 857 to 2,255 | |
| July | 977 | 725 to 1,410 | |
| August | 970 | 734 to 1,340 | |
| September | 947 | 659 to 1,300 | |
| October | 990 | 704 to 1,430 | |
| November | 1,335 | 898 to 2,360 | |
| December | 2,300 | 1,310 to 3,840 |
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 102 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Youghiogheny River at Connellsville, PA (site 03082500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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