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Around Mahantango Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Mahantango Creek is a 23.6 mile river near Blue Mountain Outfitters in Pennsylvania. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge East Mahantango Creek near Dalmatia, PA (site 01555500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1930 to 2026
Mahantango Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 293 cfs, and lowest in September, at 34 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 39,000 cfs, in 1972.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 168 | 99 to 315 |
| February | 195 | 104 to 313 |
| March | 293 | 188 to 483 |
| April | 256 | 156 to 437 |
| May | 178 | 114 to 316 |
| June | 92 | 62 to 174 |
| July | 56 | 33 to 108 |
| August | 42 | 25 to 75 |
| September | 34 | 19 to 72 |
| October | 50 | 24 to 118 |
| November | 117 | 48 to 243 |
| December | 170 | 91 to 340 |
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 97 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for East Mahantango Creek near Dalmatia, PA (site 01555500). 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 Mahantango Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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