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Delaware River Pedal & Paddle

Mulhockaway Creek in New Jersey

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

About this river

Mulhockaway Creek is a 6.0 mile river near Delaware River Pedal & Paddle in Pennsylvania. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Mulhockaway Creek at Van Syckel NJ (site 01396660). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1977 to 2026

Mulhockaway Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 22 cfs, and lowest in September, at 4.9 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 918 cfs, in 1999.

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Typical flow by month at Mulhockaway Creek at Van Syckel NJ, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1510 to 23
February1712 to 26
March2215 to 34
April2115 to 35
May1712 to 26
June107.5 to 17
July7.35.1 to 12
August5.94.3 to 9.4
September4.93.6 to 7.9
October6.44.3 to 11
November8.95.8 to 16
December149.0 to 25

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 48 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mulhockaway Creek at Van Syckel NJ (site 01396660). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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