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Pride of the Susquehanna Riverboat

Little Juniata Creek near Harrisburg, PA

Stream5.8 mi

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Around Little Juniata Creek

1 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Little Juniata Creek is a 5.8 mile stream near Pride of the Susquehanna Riverboat in Pennsylvania. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Juniata River at Newport, PA (site 01567000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1973 to 2026

Little Juniata Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 5,980 cfs, and lowest in September, at 1,010 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 92,300 cfs, in 1996.

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Typical flow by month at Juniata River at Newport, PA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January3,2501,760 to 6,010
February3,7502,290 to 6,350
March5,9703,870 to 9,690
April5,9803,855 to 9,600
May4,1802,880 to 7,120
June2,4801,560 to 3,720
July1,4901,070 to 2,130
August1,120831 to 1,780
September1,010751 to 1,540
October1,050801 to 2,140
November2,1051,010 to 4,055
December3,5201,830 to 6,040

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 54 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Juniata River at Newport, PA (site 01567000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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