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Clarion River in Pennsylvania

River62.1 mi

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Around Clarion River

Mahoning Creek Lake24.3 mi10 mi

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

About this river

Clarion River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Clarion River near Piney, PA (site 03030500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1948 to 2026

Clarion River typically runs highest in March, at a median 2,520 cfs, and lowest in September, at 450 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 51,600 cfs, in 1972.

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Typical flow by month at Clarion River near Piney, PA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1,510764 to 2,670
February1,510808 to 2,800
March2,5201,640 to 4,020
April2,4951,735 to 3,755
May1,7601,050 to 2,890
June922541 to 1,595
July615367 to 1,130
August504311 to 819
September450229 to 818
October537278 to 1,070
November1,050444 to 1,945
December1,770932 to 2,890

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 78 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Clarion River near Piney, PA (site 03030500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

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

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