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Bear Kill in New York

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Ferris Hill · 0.5 miPine Mountain1.2 mi2 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

Bear Kill is a 9.3 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Bear Kill near Prattsville NY (site 01350035). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1999 to 2026

Bear Kill typically runs highest in April, at a median 63 cfs, and lowest in September, at 5.2 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,270 cfs, in 2011.

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Typical flow by month at Bear Kill near Prattsville NY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January3922 to 62
February3114 to 60
March5736 to 104
April6339 to 93
May3421 to 54
June156.5 to 40
July6.82.8 to 17
August5.41.9 to 15
September5.21.4 to 17
October144.5 to 35
November2915 to 56
December4223 to 69

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 28 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Bear Kill near Prattsville NY (site 01350035). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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