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Around Clearfield Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Clearfield Creek is a 62.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Clearfield Creek at Dimeling, PA (site 01541500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1961 to 2026
Clearfield Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 924 cfs, and lowest in September, at 110 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 21,100 cfs, in 1972.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 437 | 260 to 815 |
| February | 480 | 292 to 913 |
| March | 924 | 624 to 1,470 |
| April | 760 | 500 to 1,220 |
| May | 562 | 318 to 885 |
| June | 286 | 174 to 504 |
| July | 169 | 104 to 294 |
| August | 125 | 86 to 221 |
| September | 110 | 70 to 231 |
| October | 118 | 79 to 278 |
| November | 289 | 149 to 520 |
| December | 450 | 270 to 818 |
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 66 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Clearfield Creek at Dimeling, PA (site 01541500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Clearfield Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- UnnamedGlendale LakePublic
- Main MarinaGlendale LakePublic
- Sailboat LaunchGlendale LakePublic
- Crooked RunGlendale LakePublic
- WeyeroughGlendale LakePublic
- Beaver ValleyGlendale LakePublic
- McKee's RunGlendale LakePublic
- Beaver DamGlendale LakePublic
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