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South Branch Towanda Creek in Pennsylvania

Stream13.1 mi
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Around South Branch Towanda Creek

2 mi

Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

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South Branch Towanda Creek is a 13.1 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Towanda Creek near Monroeton, PA (site 01532000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1914 to 2025

South Branch Towanda Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 405 cfs, and lowest in September, at 22 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 28,700 cfs, in 1972.

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Typical flow by month at Towanda Creek near Monroeton, PA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January16080 to 326
February15887 to 324
March386230 to 709
April405229 to 687
May226125 to 415
June7643 to 148
July3417 to 77
August2312 to 58
September2211 to 62
October4217 to 110
November14368 to 293
December18096 to 360

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 111 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Towanda Creek near Monroeton, PA (site 01532000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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