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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
West Branch Clarion River is a 12.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge West Branch Clarion River at Wilcox, PA (site 03028000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1954 to 2026
West Branch Clarion River typically runs highest in April, at a median 179 cfs, and lowest in September, at 20 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,970 cfs, in 2011.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 90 | 51 to 173 |
| February | 82 | 49 to 153 |
| March | 175 | 112 to 298 |
| April | 179 | 128 to 289 |
| May | 112 | 80 to 179 |
| June | 52 | 32 to 96 |
| July | 31 | 18 to 57 |
| August | 24 | 14 to 50 |
| September | 20 | 12 to 45 |
| October | 33 | 15 to 84 |
| November | 89 | 45 to 151 |
| December | 128 | 78 to 202 |
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 73 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for West Branch Clarion River at Wilcox, PA (site 03028000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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