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Oquaga Creek near East Branch, NY

Stream5.1 mi
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1 mi

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

About this river

Oquaga Creek is a 5.1 mile stream near Catskill Fly Fishing Guides in New York. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Oquaga Creek at Mcclure NY (site 01425805). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2020 to 2026

Oquaga Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 152 cfs, and lowest in October, at 20 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,040 cfs, in 2021.

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Typical flow by month at Oquaga Creek at Mcclure NY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January7234 to 144
February5931 to 118
March15299 to 281
April11373 to 204
May7042 to 137
June2917 to 72
July249.7 to 119
August386.6 to 96
September258.4 to 69
October209.6 to 43
November6531 to 112
December10957 to 180

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 6 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Oquaga Creek at Mcclure NY (site 01425805). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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