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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Sinnemahoning Portage Creek is a 9.7 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Driftwood Br Sinnemahoning Cr at Sterling Run, PA (site 01543000). 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
Sinnemahoning Portage Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 671 cfs, and lowest in September, at 40 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 18,600 cfs, in 1972.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 260 | 147 to 593 |
| February | 258 | 140 to 562 |
| March | 655 | 367 to 1,150 |
| April | 671 | 392 to 1,080 |
| May | 415 | 222 to 768 |
| June | 136 | 78 to 288 |
| July | 67 | 34 to 150 |
| August | 47 | 22 to 107 |
| September | 40 | 19 to 96 |
| October | 66 | 28 to 188 |
| November | 205 | 96 to 474 |
| December | 334 | 184 to 632 |
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 113 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Driftwood Br Sinnemahoning Cr at Sterling Run, PA (site 01543000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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