Mahoning Creek

Government Rd. at McCrea Furnace to PA 28 at Mahoning Furnace

Difficulty	I-II
Length	12 mi
Avg Gradient	n/a
Gauge	Mahoning Creek at Mahoning Creek Dam, Pa
Flow Rate as of 38 minutes	335 cfsbelow recommended
Reach Info Last Updated	February 11, 2024

River Description

Lat / Longitude data are very approximate.

River Features

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Access PointDistance: 0 mi

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Take Out

Access PointDistance: 12.24 mi

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Trip Reports

Near minimum McCrea Furnace to Putneyville - David Greenwald

Jul 9, 2025

Flow of 336 or 394 was slightly above minimum. The 345 to 1045 cfs flow range matches what is in 'Canoeing Guide to Western Pennsylvania and Northern West Virginia', Roy Weil and Mary Shaw editors, 8th ed 1991. USGS and NOAA (also shown on Army Corps of engineers web pages), differ on the flow rate at the 2.76 ft gauge reading, with USGS reporting 336 cfs and NOAA 394. The guide book used the flow rate data from the Army Corps per a private communication with the editors.

correction made - Tony Allred

Feb 11, 2024

Correction made to address previous comment

Brent Berezansky

Aug 18, 2016

This is not the correct gauge to use for this section. The correct gauge is Mahoning creek dam outflow. USGS 03036000. And consider runnable range to be 2.8-3.9 feet or 345-1050cfs. This is both from my experience and from what I have found on a few other sites.