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Around Swatara Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Swatara Creek is a 56.8 mile river near Jst Fishin Guide Service in Pennsylvania. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Swatara Creek near Hershey, PA (site 01573560). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1976 to 2025
Swatara Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 923 cfs, and lowest in September, at 186 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 78,000 cfs, in 2011.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 612 | 308 to 1,040 |
| February | 664 | 375 to 1,150 |
| March | 923 | 606 to 1,470 |
| April | 850 | 527 to 1,430 |
| May | 620 | 410 to 1,020 |
| June | 398 | 257 to 709 |
| July | 282 | 179 to 533 |
| August | 220 | 148 to 433 |
| September | 186 | 113 to 371 |
| October | 292 | 161 to 641 |
| November | 474 | 225 to 838 |
| December | 672 | 356 to 1,280 |
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 50 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Swatara Creek near Hershey, PA (site 01573560). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
7 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Swatara Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Boathouse ParkSwatara CreekPublic
- Stover's DamStover's LakePublic
- Canal LockSusquehanna RiverPublic
- MiddletownSusquehanna River/Swatara CreekPublic
- JonestownSwatara CreekPublic
- Lower RoadMemorial LakePublic
- Middle RoadMemorial LakePublic
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