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Sugar Creek in Pennsylvania

Stream23.4 mi
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5 mi

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

About this river

Sugar Creek is a 23.4 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sugar Creek at West Burlington, PA (site 01531325). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2010 to 2026

Sugar Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 118 cfs, and lowest in September, at 7.4 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,410 cfs, in 2018.

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Typical flow by month at Sugar Creek at West Burlington, PA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January5730 to 123
February6026 to 122
March11863 to 214
April11266 to 221
May7342 to 142
June1913 to 33
July9.35.3 to 25
August8.64.6 to 24
September7.44.0 to 22
October137.1 to 52
November3011 to 73
December5626 to 118

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 16 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sugar Creek at West Burlington, PA (site 01531325). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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