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Kiskiminetas River in Pennsylvania

River26.9 mi

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Around Kiskiminetas River

Crooked Creek Lake Pavilions6.7 miCrooked Creek Lake6.9 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Kiskiminetas River is a 26.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Kiskiminetas River at Vandergrift, PA (site 03048500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1942 to 2026

Kiskiminetas River typically runs highest in March, at a median 5,060 cfs, and lowest in September, at 620 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 57,000 cfs, in 1943.

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Typical flow by month at Kiskiminetas River at Vandergrift, PA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January2,8401,550 to 5,250
February3,3702,000 to 5,990
March5,0602,980 to 8,020
April4,2302,785 to 6,850
May3,0201,770 to 4,900
June1,580997 to 2,805
July965609 to 1,760
August737525 to 1,300
September620425 to 1,185
October673469 to 1,310
November1,240726 to 2,320
December2,6301,440 to 4,640

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 84 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Kiskiminetas River at Vandergrift, PA (site 03048500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

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

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