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Pride of the Susquehanna Riverboat

Quittapahilla Creek near Harrisburg, PA

Stream4.8 mi
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1 mi

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

About this river

Quittapahilla Creek is a 4.8 mile stream near Pride of the Susquehanna Riverboat in Pennsylvania. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Quittapahilla Creek near Bellegrove, PA (site 01573160). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1976 to 2026

Quittapahilla Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 125 cfs, and lowest in October, at 67 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,000 cfs, in 1979.

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Typical flow by month at Quittapahilla Creek near Bellegrove, PA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January9262 to 124
February10565 to 140
March12181 to 162
April12578 to 171
May10375 to 151
June9774 to 126
July8463 to 117
August7657 to 111
September6949 to 96
October6751 to 101
November7249 to 108
December8758 to 119

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 33 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Quittapahilla Creek near Bellegrove, PA (site 01573160). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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