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South Branch Codorus Creek in Pennsylvania

River15.7 mi
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Around South Branch Codorus Creek

2 mi

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

About this river

South Branch Codorus Creek is a 15.7 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Codorus Creek near York, PA (site 01575500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1940 to 2026

South Branch Codorus Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 281 cfs, and lowest in October, at 68 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 16,000 cfs, in 1972.

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Typical flow by month at Codorus Creek near York, PA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January16599 to 310
February217138 to 379
March281185 to 452
April258168 to 427
May189121 to 325
June13282 to 196
July9260 to 138
August7652 to 117
September6944 to 106
October6845 to 106
November8759 to 154
December14280 to 246

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 64 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Codorus Creek near York, PA (site 01575500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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