West Branch French Creek Near Lowville, PA

USGS Site No: 03021410West Branch French Creek • Erie County, PA

West Branch French Creek Near Lowville, PA on the West Branch French Creek is currently at 77 cfs (High — 76th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.77 ft.

Reading from

77
CFS Discharge
3.77
Gage Height (ft)
High
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 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 7
25th Low threshold 11
50th (Median) Normal (median) 18
75th High threshold 34
95th Very High threshold 1,240 Today: 77 cfs

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.

1.4k 718 0 cfs Apr 2 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 3.83
May 27, 2026 3.91
May 26, 2026 4.07
May 25, 2026 4.37
May 24, 2026 4.97
May 23, 2026 5.36
May 22, 2026 3.89
May 21, 2026 4.00
May 20, 2026 4.25
May 19, 2026 3.96
Apr 21, 2026 4.45
Apr 20, 2026 5.44
Apr 19, 2026 8.49
Apr 18, 2026 7.05
Apr 17, 2026 8.14
Apr 16, 2026 8.44
Apr 15, 2026 6.87
Apr 14, 2026 5.26
Apr 13, 2026 4.25
Apr 12, 2026 4.39
Apr 11, 2026 5.09
Apr 10, 2026 4.53
Apr 9, 2026 4.10
Apr 8, 2026 4.26
Apr 7, 2026 4.70
Apr 6, 2026 5.97
Apr 5, 2026 7.88
Apr 4, 2026 4.81
Apr 3, 2026 5.41
Apr 2, 2026 7.37

Station Information

USGS Site No
03021410
State
PA
County
Erie County
Coordinates
42.0817, -79.8503
Drainage Area
52 mi²
Datum (ft)
1,302.5
HUC Code
05010004
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
10.0 ft
Flood Stage
13.0 ft
Moderate Flood
14.0 ft
Major Flood
15.0 ft

Currently 9.23 ft below flood stage.

Nearby Gauges