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Around Lackawanna River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Lackawanna River is a 40.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Lackawanna R bl Leggetts Creek at Scranton, PA (site 01534860). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2009 to 2026
Lackawanna River typically runs highest in April, at a median 360 cfs, and lowest in September, at 76 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,280 cfs, in 2011.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 214 | 141 to 354 |
| February | 195 | 112 to 305 |
| March | 347 | 201 to 544 |
| April | 360 | 238 to 559 |
| May | 307 | 234 to 478 |
| June | 156 | 115 to 253 |
| July | 128 | 78 to 190 |
| August | 102 | 63 to 218 |
| September | 76 | 35 to 204 |
| October | 87 | 40 to 221 |
| November | 156 | 98 to 259 |
| December | 254 | 171 to 399 |
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 18 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Lackawanna R bl Leggetts Creek at Scranton, PA (site 01534860). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
5 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Lackawanna River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Fords LakeFords LakePublic
- South ShoreLackawanna LakePublic
- Warming HutLackawanna LakePublic
- Bullhead BayLackawanna LakePublic
- Merli-SarnoskiMerli-Sarnoski LakePublic
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