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Little Pine Creek in Pennsylvania

River15.8 mi
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Around Little Pine Creek

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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Little Pine Creek is a 15.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Pine Creek bl L Pine Creek near Waterville, PA (site 01549700). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1958 to 2026

Little Pine Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 2,130 cfs, and lowest in August, at 170 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 75,000 cfs, in 1972.

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Typical flow by month at Pine Creek bl L Pine Creek near Waterville, PA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January923492 to 1,720
February888515 to 1,800
March2,0301,230 to 3,330
April2,1301,360 to 3,685
May1,400769 to 2,370
June553344 to 1,055
July273157 to 515
August17099 to 371
September17392 to 431
October261116 to 624
November721303 to 1,405
December1,150610 to 2,010

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 69 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Pine Creek bl L Pine Creek near Waterville, PA (site 01549700). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Little Pine Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Little Pine Creek State ParkLittle Pine LakePublic

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