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Muddy Creek in Pennsylvania

Stream9.5 mi
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Around Muddy Creek

Bear Run Campground4.4 mi2 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Muddy Creek is a 9.5 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Muddy Creek near Portersville, PA (site 03106300). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1969 to 2027

Muddy Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 102 cfs, and lowest in September, at 9.4 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 728 cfs, in 2024.

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Typical flow by month at Muddy Creek near Portersville, PA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January8859 to 144
February7946 to 139
March8223 to 160
April10259 to 163
May5737 to 100
June3715 to 72
July177.4 to 45
August116.7 to 23
September9.45.4 to 25
October115.8 to 32
November3014 to 76
December9050 to 149

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 57 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Muddy Creek near Portersville, PA (site 03106300). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Muddy Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Watt's Bay (East)Muddy Creek - Lake ArthurPublic
  • Watt's Bay (West)Muddy Creek - Lake ArthurPublic
  • McDanelsMuddy Creek - Lake ArthurPublic

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