Around here
Around Shawangunk Kill
- Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife RefugeRecreation area1.3 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic SiteRecreation area18.4 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Pavilion Visitor CenterVisitor center18.5 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Stone Cottage Visitor CenterVisitor center19.1 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Shawangunk Kill is a 30.7 mile stream near New Paltz Kayaking in New York. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Basher Kill below Bashakill Marsh at Westbrookville (site 01437349). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2020 to 2026
Shawangunk Kill typically runs highest in March, at a median 186 cfs, and lowest in September, at 34 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 935 cfs, in 2022.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 85 | 43 to 235 |
| February | 73 | 37 to 121 |
| March | 186 | 129 to 258 |
| April | 122 | 87 to 231 |
| May | 105 | 76 to 227 |
| June | 43 | 16 to 84 |
| July | 35 | 16 to 78 |
| August | 46 | 14 to 70 |
| September | 34 | 8.6 to 73 |
| October | 50 | 8.9 to 141 |
| November | 56 | 28 to 120 |
| December | 106 | 42 to 248 |
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 6 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Basher Kill below Bashakill Marsh at Westbrookville (site 01437349). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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