Saltsburg Kayak & Canoe Outfitters
Monongahela River near Saltsburg Kayak & Canoe Outfitters
About this river
Monongahela River is a 2.5 mile river near Saltsburg Kayak & Canoe Outfitters in Pennsylvania. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Monongahela River at Braddock, PA (site 03085000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1939 to 2017
Monongahela River typically runs highest in March, at a median 20,000 cfs, and lowest in September, at 3,050 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 188,000 cfs, in 1996.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12,400 | 6,610 to 22,900 | |
| February | 15,000 | 9,400 to 27,200 | |
| March | 20,000 | 13,000 to 30,500 | |
| April | 15,500 | 8,550 to 24,850 | |
| May | 10,300 | 6,020 to 18,400 | |
| June | 5,965 | 3,365 to 11,100 | |
| July | 4,120 | 2,640 to 7,300 | |
| August | 3,560 | 2,320 to 6,900 | |
| September | 3,050 | 2,100 to 5,035 | |
| October | 3,310 | 2,370 to 6,090 | |
| November | 6,450 | 3,695 to 11,500 | |
| December | 12,100 | 6,400 to 19,000 |
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 67 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Monongahela River at Braddock, PA (site 03085000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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