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Allen Creek in New York

Stream2.4 mi
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Around Allen Creek

Cobbs Hill2.9 miPinnacle Hill3.5 mi1 mi

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Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)

About this river

Allen Creek is a 2.4 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Allen Creek near Rochester NY (site 04232050). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1960 to 2027

Allen Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 34 cfs, and lowest in September, at 14 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,970 cfs, in 1960.

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Typical flow by month at Allen Creek near Rochester NY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January159.2 to 27
February2011 to 34
March3421 to 58
April2918 to 48
May2213 to 35
June1811 to 29
July159.4 to 26
August159.5 to 26
September148.3 to 24
October169.7 to 26
November1911 to 31
December1911 to 32

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 67 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Allen Creek near Rochester NY (site 04232050). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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