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Around Tionesta Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Tionesta Creek is a 39.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Tionesta Creek at Tionesta Creek Dam, PA (site 03020000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1941 to 2026
Tionesta Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,350 cfs, and lowest in September, at 111 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 12,000 cfs, in 1964.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 690 | 336 to 1,410 |
| February | 612 | 293 to 1,290 |
| March | 1,350 | 775 to 2,310 |
| April | 1,260 | 823 to 2,185 |
| May | 847 | 583 to 1,600 |
| June | 349 | 211 to 836 |
| July | 208 | 109 to 452 |
| August | 125 | 88 to 243 |
| September | 111 | 64 to 250 |
| October | 180 | 81 to 370 |
| November | 483 | 250 to 878 |
| December | 825 | 440 to 1,390 |
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 68 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Tionesta Creek at Tionesta Creek Dam, PA (site 03020000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Tionesta Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- NebraskaTionesta Creek - Tionesta LakePublic
- Tionesta DamTionesta Creek - Tionesta LakePublic
- West Hickory AccessAllegheny RiverPublic
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