About this river
Youghiogheny River is a 20.8 mile river near Riversport in Pennsylvania. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Youghiogheny River at Friendsville, MD (site 03076500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1898 to 2026
Youghiogheny River typically runs highest in March, at a median 881 cfs, and lowest in September, at 157 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 11,200 cfs, in 1996.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 639 | 375 to 1,060 | |
| February | 661 | 439 to 1,190 | |
| March | 881 | 573 to 1,500 | |
| April | 698 | 417 to 1,170 | |
| May | 536 | 338 to 909 | |
| June | 308 | 179 to 557 | |
| July | 220 | 133 to 366 | |
| August | 185 | 117 to 320 | |
| September | 157 | 80 to 267 | |
| October | 173 | 96 to 325 | |
| November | 348 | 183 to 563 | |
| December | 616 | 373 to 1,010 |
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 92 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Youghiogheny River at Friendsville, MD (site 03076500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
6 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Youghiogheny River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Mill RunYoughiogheny RiverPublic
- Jockey HollowYoughiogheny River - Youghiogheny River LakePublic
- Somerfield SouthYoughiogheny River - Youghiogheny River LakePublic
- Somerfield NorthYoughiogheny River - Youghiogheny River LakePublic
- Tubs RunYoughiogheny River - Youghiogheny River LakePublic
- Breast AccessYoughiogheny River - Youghiogheny River LakePublic
Embed this gauge on your site
Paste this snippet anywhere, an outfitter page, a club site, a trip report, to show Youghiogheny River's live streamflow, water level and 7-day trend. It reads the USGS gauge directly, updates itself, and links back here.
See every free widget you can put on your site, including live conditions and a 7 day forecast.
