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Conewango Creek in New York

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Around Conewango Creek

Arkwright Falls13 miShumla Falls14.2 mi10 mi

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

About this river

Conewango Creek is a 55.7 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Conewango Creek at Russell, PA (site 03015000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1940 to 2026

Conewango Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 2,780 cfs, and lowest in September, at 222 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 14,700 cfs, in 1998.

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Typical flow by month at Conewango Creek at Russell, PA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1,7001,050 to 2,970
February1,510960 to 2,670
March2,7801,800 to 4,110
April2,4351,580 to 3,640
May1,030567 to 1,950
June419273 to 946
July264186 to 567
August226151 to 393
September222145 to 530
October361199 to 984
November1,280720 to 2,445
December1,9901,370 to 3,020

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 87 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Conewango Creek at Russell, PA (site 03015000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Conewango Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Kinzua TailwatersAllegheny RiverPublic
  • StewartConewango CreekPublic

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