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Around Cowanesque River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Cowanesque River is a 35.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cowanesque River at Westfield, PA (site 01518862). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1983 to 2026
Cowanesque River typically runs highest in April, at a median 159 cfs, and lowest in August, at 8.1 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,400 cfs, in 1996.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 73 | 33 to 143 |
| February | 70 | 37 to 133 |
| March | 150 | 96 to 241 |
| April | 159 | 98 to 267 |
| May | 63 | 39 to 138 |
| June | 28 | 15 to 65 |
| July | 14 | 6.8 to 29 |
| August | 8.1 | 4.5 to 25 |
| September | 8.9 | 3.8 to 26 |
| October | 14 | 6.9 to 44 |
| November | 44 | 22 to 105 |
| December | 84 | 46 to 154 |
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 43 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cowanesque River at Westfield, PA (site 01518862). 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 Cowanesque River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- South ShoreCowanesque LakePublic
- Tompkins CampgroundCowanesque LakePublic
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