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Jamestown Boat Rental

Shenango River near Jamestown, PA

River62.1 mi

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Around Shenango River

Shenango Rec Area Campground5.1 miShenango River Lake3.1 mi10 mi

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

About this river

Shenango River is a 62.1 mile river near Jamestown Boat Rental in Pennsylvania. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Shenango River near Transfer, PA (site 03102850). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1966 to 2026

Shenango River typically runs highest in December, at a median 687 cfs, and lowest in August, at 140 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,560 cfs, in 2003.

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Typical flow by month at Shenango River near Transfer, PA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January620340 to 905
February555328 to 850
March543344 to 901
April458261 to 840
May299158 to 661
June184125 to 438
July155111 to 291
August140109 to 206
September162114 to 260
October168116 to 342
November350204 to 759
December687401 to 957

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 61 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Shenango River near Transfer, PA (site 03102850). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Shenango River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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