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French Creek near Take It Outdoors Adventures, Canoe & Kayak Rentals
About this river
French Creek is a 6.3 mile stream near Take It Outdoors Adventures, Canoe & Kayak Rentals in Pennsylvania. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge French Creek near Phoenixville, PA (site 01472157). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1969 to 2025
French Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 102 cfs, and lowest in September, at 26 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,530 cfs, in 1972.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72 | 47 to 116 | |
| February | 93 | 64 to 129 | |
| March | 102 | 73 to 152 | |
| April | 101 | 70 to 148 | |
| May | 79 | 55 to 115 | |
| June | 50 | 38 to 74 | |
| July | 36 | 26 to 61 | |
| August | 30 | 21 to 46 | |
| September | 26 | 17 to 45 | |
| October | 31 | 21 to 57 | |
| November | 44 | 29 to 75 | |
| December | 64 | 42 to 114 |
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 56 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for French Creek near Phoenixville, PA (site 01472157). 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 French Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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