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Around Tonawanda Creek
- Niagara's Lazy Lakes Camping ResortRV park · ★ 4.513.4 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Niagara Falls Campground & LodgingRV park · ★ 3.714.2 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Niagara Falls / Grand Island KOA HolidayRV park · ★ 4.317.6 mi (opens in a new tab)
- HTR Niagara Campground & ResortRV park · ★ 4.818.6 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Tonawanda Creek is a 34.6 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Tonawanda Creek at Rapids NY (site 04218000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1955 to 2026
Tonawanda Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 717 cfs, and lowest in September, at 44 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,130 cfs, in 1960.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 350 | 205 to 769 |
| February | 350 | 213 to 827 |
| March | 717 | 444 to 1,270 |
| April | 618 | 445 to 975 |
| May | 263 | 190 to 501 |
| June | 111 | 64 to 249 |
| July | 61 | 38 to 114 |
| August | 55 | 31 to 98 |
| September | 44 | 25 to 84 |
| October | 76 | 38 to 175 |
| November | 198 | 92 to 433 |
| December | 392 | 197 to 693 |
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 57 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Tonawanda Creek at Rapids NY (site 04218000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Tonawanda Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- North Tonawanda, Mile 337.23Erie CanalPublic
- Botanical Gardens, Mile 334.8Erie CanalPublic
- West Canal Marina, Mile 333.36Erie CanalPublic
- Amherst Veterans Park, Mile 331.73Erie CanalPublic
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