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Around Tunkhannock Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Tunkhannock Creek is a 35.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Tunkhannock Creek near Tunkhannock, PA (site 01534000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1914 to 2026
Tunkhannock Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 770 cfs, and lowest in September, at 77 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 28,100 cfs, in 2006.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 349 | 178 to 698 |
| February | 350 | 210 to 722 |
| March | 770 | 477 to 1,360 |
| April | 759 | 502 to 1,225 |
| May | 478 | 255 to 777 |
| June | 194 | 115 to 351 |
| July | 115 | 62 to 236 |
| August | 88 | 47 to 180 |
| September | 77 | 44 to 169 |
| October | 131 | 59 to 283 |
| November | 303 | 126 to 618 |
| December | 395 | 211 to 789 |
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 112 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Tunkhannock Creek near Tunkhannock, PA (site 01534000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
5 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Tunkhannock Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Bullhead BayLackawanna LakePublic
- Warming HutLackawanna LakePublic
- South ShoreLackawanna LakePublic
- Frank's MarinaLake CareyPublic
- Stevens LakeStevens LakePublic
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