About this river
West Branch Fish Creek is a 2.3 mile stream near Black Jack Charters in New York. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Fish Creek at Becks Grove NY (site 04242640). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2015 to 2026
West Branch Fish Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,705 cfs, and lowest in August, at 338 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 14,100 cfs, in 2026.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,290 | 752 to 1,980 | |
| February | 1,060 | 700 to 1,830 | |
| March | 1,480 | 913 to 2,320 | |
| April | 1,705 | 1,230 to 2,775 | |
| May | 757 | 564 to 1,240 | |
| June | 541 | 286 to 871 | |
| July | 468 | 257 to 709 | |
| August | 338 | 255 to 710 | |
| September | 399 | 206 to 557 | |
| October | 583 | 433 to 1,020 | |
| November | 999 | 651 to 1,495 | |
| December | 1,320 | 930 to 2,140 |
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 12 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Fish Creek at Becks Grove NY (site 04242640). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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