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Pocono Whitewater Rafting

Tobyhanna Creek near Jim Thorpe, PA

River22.9 mi
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Around Tobyhanna Creek

Peaceful Woodlands Family Campground7.9 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Tobyhanna Creek is a 22.9 mile river near Pocono Whitewater Rafting in Pennsylvania. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Tobyhanna Creek near Blakeslee, PA (site 01447720). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1962 to 2026

Tobyhanna Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 320 cfs, and lowest in September, at 83 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,840 cfs, in 2006.

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Typical flow by month at Tobyhanna Creek near Blakeslee, PA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January197132 to 335
February198138 to 296
March297208 to 484
April320226 to 498
May249166 to 376
June165108 to 279
July10471 to 184
August8859 to 154
September8352 to 198
October13375 to 261
November196117 to 330
December228150 to 380

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 65 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Tobyhanna Creek near Blakeslee, PA (site 01447720). 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 Tobyhanna Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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