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Muncy Creek in Pennsylvania

River30.0 mi
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Around Muncy Creek

5 mi

Source: USGS GNIS · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Muncy Creek is a 30.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Muncy Creek near Sonestown, PA (site 01552500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1941 to 2026

Muncy Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 59 cfs, and lowest in September, at 7.9 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,910 cfs, in 1972.

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Typical flow by month at Muncy Creek near Sonestown, PA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January3117 to 57
February2816 to 54
March5737 to 90
April5936 to 97
May4024 to 69
June159.8 to 29
July9.84.7 to 23
August8.23.3 to 19
September7.93.3 to 20
October165.9 to 34
November3319 to 62
December4125 to 72

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 86 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Muncy Creek near Sonestown, PA (site 01552500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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