About this river
Big Run is a 2.6 mile stream near Carried Away Outfitters in Pennsylvania. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Shenango River near Transfer, PA (site 03102850). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1966 to 2026
Big Run typically runs highest in December, at a median 687 cfs, and lowest in August, at 140 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,560 cfs, in 2003.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 620 | 340 to 905 | |
| February | 555 | 328 to 850 | |
| March | 543 | 344 to 901 | |
| April | 458 | 261 to 840 | |
| May | 299 | 158 to 661 | |
| June | 184 | 125 to 438 | |
| July | 155 | 111 to 291 | |
| August | 140 | 109 to 206 | |
| September | 162 | 114 to 260 | |
| October | 168 | 116 to 342 | |
| November | 350 | 204 to 759 | |
| December | 687 | 401 to 957 |
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 61 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Shenango River near Transfer, PA (site 03102850). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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