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Around Dunkard Creek
- Hiking at Friendship HillFront-Country Hiking · 30-300 Minutes2.3 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Tour the Gallatin House and Historic KnollSelf-Guided Tours - Walking · 15-75 Minutes2.7 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Hike the Fort Necessity TrailsFront-Country Hiking · 15-180 Minutes20.7 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Take a Self-guided Battlefield TourSelf-Guided Tours - Walking · 15-120 Minutes21 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · 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
Dunkard Creek is a 37.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Dunkard Creek at Shannopin, PA (site 03072000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1941 to 2026
Dunkard Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 377 cfs, and lowest in September, at 16 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 11,200 cfs, in 1963.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 216 | 100 to 457 |
| February | 287 | 158 to 599 |
| March | 377 | 223 to 706 |
| April | 274 | 159 to 543 |
| May | 179 | 90 to 357 |
| June | 66 | 29 to 135 |
| July | 35 | 15 to 85 |
| August | 25 | 11 to 58 |
| September | 16 | 7.3 to 41 |
| October | 20 | 8.3 to 49 |
| November | 56 | 25 to 148 |
| December | 179 | 76 to 374 |
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 86 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Dunkard Creek at Shannopin, PA (site 03072000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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