Lackawaxen River Near Honesdale, PA

USGS Site No: 01430000 • Lackawaxen River • Wayne County, PA

Lackawaxen River Near Honesdale, PA on the Lackawaxen River is currently at 262 cfs (Normal — 64th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 1.76 ft.

Reading from

262
CFS Discharge
1.76
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 24
25th Low threshold 48
50th (Median) Normal (median) 136
75th High threshold 362 Today: 262 cfs
95th Very High threshold 1,690

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

2.5k 1.3k 0 cfs Apr 6 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 320 —
May 27, 2026 383 —
May 26, 2026 481 —
May 25, 2026 531 —
May 24, 2026 497 —
May 23, 2026 265 —
May 22, 2026 222 —
May 21, 2026 246 —
May 20, 2026 270 —
May 19, 2026 296 —
May 18, 2026 330 —
May 17, 2026 373 —
May 16, 2026 435 —
May 15, 2026 528 —
Apr 21, 2026 294 —
Apr 20, 2026 327 —
Apr 19, 2026 319 —
Apr 18, 2026 307 —
Apr 17, 2026 337 —
Apr 16, 2026 350 —
Apr 15, 2026 330 —
Apr 14, 2026 311 —
Apr 13, 2026 317 —
Apr 12, 2026 337 —
Apr 11, 2026 365 —
Apr 10, 2026 367 —
Apr 9, 2026 412 —
Apr 8, 2026 474 —
Apr 7, 2026 575 —
Apr 6, 2026 704 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
01430000
State
PA
County
Wayne County
Coordinates
41.5619, -75.2479
Drainage Area
164 mi²
Datum (ft)
945.7
HUC Code
02040103
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
9.0 ft
Flood Stage
10.5 ft

Currently 8.74 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
3,390 cfs
May 7, 2025
Min discharge
24 cfs
Sep 22, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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