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Walnut Creek in Pennsylvania

Stream7.8 mi
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Around Walnut Creek

Presque Isle Passage RV Park & Cabin…2.1 miWest Haven RV Park and Campground2.9 mi1 mi

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

About this river

Walnut Creek is a 7.8 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Walnut Creek Upstream Pool, near Erie, PA (site 04213152). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2008 to 2026

Walnut Creek typically runs highest in December, at a median 64 cfs, and lowest in September, at 11 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,820 cfs, in 2009.

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Typical flow by month at Walnut Creek Upstream Pool, near Erie, PA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January5638 to 106
February5637 to 102
March6443 to 110
April5635 to 95
May3623 to 62
June2314 to 42
July1710 to 30
August128.1 to 23
September117.4 to 21
October2415 to 55
November5228 to 93
December6445 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 18 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Walnut Creek Upstream Pool, near Erie, PA (site 04213152). 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 Walnut Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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