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Schoharie Creek in New York

River45.8 mi
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Mine Kill Falls1.3 miManorkill Falls · 2.7 mi5 mi

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Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Schoharie Creek is a 45.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Schoharie Creek at Gilboa NY (site 01350101). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1976 to 2025

Schoharie Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,055 cfs, and lowest in August, at 0.5 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 36,800 cfs, in 2011.

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Typical flow by month at Schoharie Creek at Gilboa NY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January38262 to 719
February34993 to 676
March645233 to 1,180
April1,055624 to 1,880
May540257 to 1,030
June23018 to 634
July180.4 to 333
August0.50.2 to 266
September0.60.2 to 608
October2870.4 to 758
November34418 to 719
December519120 to 943

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 30 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Schoharie Creek at Gilboa NY (site 01350101). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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