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- Niagara Falls / Grand Island KOA HolidayRV park · ★ 4.315.4 mi (opens in a new tab)
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- Skyline RV ResortRV park · ★ 4.621.6 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Cayuga Creek is a 29.2 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cayuga Creek near Lancaster NY (site 04215000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1939 to 2027
Cayuga Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 186 cfs, and lowest in August, at 7.2 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,830 cfs, in 1985.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 84 | 49 to 173 |
| February | 84 | 50 to 203 |
| March | 186 | 116 to 364 |
| April | 144 | 88 to 231 |
| May | 54 | 33 to 124 |
| June | 20 | 11 to 45 |
| July | 8.6 | 4.2 to 20 |
| August | 7.2 | 3.4 to 17 |
| September | 7.2 | 3.4 to 20 |
| October | 18 | 6.5 to 47 |
| November | 65 | 28 to 153 |
| December | 118 | 61 to 201 |
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 82 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cayuga Creek near Lancaster NY (site 04215000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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