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West Branch Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania

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

About this river

West Branch Schuylkill River is a 5.6 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Schuylkill River at Landingville, PA (site 01468500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1948 to 2026

West Branch Schuylkill River typically runs highest in March, at a median 342 cfs, and lowest in September, at 97 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,650 cfs, in 2006.

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Typical flow by month at Schuylkill River at Landingville, PA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January243149 to 382
February257160 to 378
March342237 to 506
April336231 to 498
May278182 to 428
June191130 to 280
July13892 to 205
August11780 to 164
September9769 to 155
October11679 to 202
November16397 to 319
December239149 to 418

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 61 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Schuylkill River at Landingville, PA (site 01468500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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