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Ganargua Creek in New York

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Around Ganargua Creek

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

About this river

Ganargua Creek is a 29.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Ganargua Creek at Macedon NY (site 04234254). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2015 to 2026

Ganargua Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 161 cfs, and lowest in September, at 16 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,910 cfs, in 2022.

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Typical flow by month at Ganargua Creek at Macedon NY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January9653 to 181
February7749 to 159
March161100 to 278
April147106 to 234
May8461 to 142
June4224 to 78
July2914 to 69
August2112 to 35
September1610 to 24
October2613 to 50
November5027 to 113
December7348 to 129

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 12 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Ganargua Creek at Macedon NY (site 04234254). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

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

  • Widewaters Canal Park, Mile 228.78Erie CanalPublic
  • Palmyra Macedon Aqueduct Park, Mile 235.81Erie CanalPublic
  • Lock E30 Canal Park, Mile 239.39Erie CanalPublic

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