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West Branch French Creek in Pennsylvania

Stream23.4 mi
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2 mi

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

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West Branch French Creek is a 23.4 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge West Branch French Creek near Lowville, PA (site 03021410). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1975 to 1993

West Branch French Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 151 cfs, and lowest in July, at 13 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,550 cfs, in 1978.

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Typical flow by month at West Branch French Creek near Lowville, PA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January7549 to 150
February8050 to 182
March15185 to 311
April8854 to 181
May3018 to 68
June2011 to 46
July138.5 to 32
August157.4 to 27
September248.6 to 64
October6330 to 166
November12867 to 241
December10268 to 189

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 19 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for West Branch French Creek near Lowville, PA (site 03021410). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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