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Perkiomen Creek near Take It Outdoors Adventures, Canoe & Kayak Rentals

River16.4 mi
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About this river

Perkiomen Creek is a 16.4 mile river near Take It Outdoors Adventures, Canoe & Kayak Rentals in Pennsylvania. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Perkiomen Creek at Graterford, PA (site 01473000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1957 to 2026

Perkiomen Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 424 cfs, and lowest in September, at 102 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 20,700 cfs, in 2021.

Typical flow by month at Perkiomen Creek at Graterford, PA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January277171 to 517
February326212 to 617
March424271 to 788
April352210 to 612
May229154 to 394
June14597 to 244
July11676 to 199
August10873 to 171
September10267 to 163
October11976 to 220
November166106 to 333
December271150 to 535

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 70 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Perkiomen Creek at Graterford, PA (site 01473000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Perkiomen Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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