Elk Creek Steelhead Conditions
Elk Creek has no USGS gauge. Brandy Run is a small Elk tributary a few miles upstream, so treat this as a hint about Elk, not a reading. Low and clear. Fish are easy to spook and tend to hold in the deeper pools. Needs rain.
Flow, last 7 days
Next bump
No real rain in the next 36 hours.
About the Elk Creek
- Stocked
- Part of PFBC's 1,000,000+ yearly Lake Erie stocking
- Managed by
- PA Fish and Boat Commission
- Gauge
- Brandy Run near Girard (stand-in) (USGS 04213075)
- Gauge record since
- 1987
Elk Creek has no USGS gauge. Brandy Run is a small Elk tributary a few miles upstream, so treat this as a hint about Elk, not a reading.
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Is the Elk Creek fishable today?
As of Oct 13, 10:30 PM the Elk Creek is low & clear: 1.1 cfs against a normal of about 2.0 cfs for this date, steady. Elk Creek has no USGS gauge. Brandy Run is a small Elk tributary a few miles upstream, so treat this as a hint about Elk, not a reading. Low and clear. Fish are easy to spook and tend to hold in the deeper pools. Needs rain.
How high is the Elk Creek right now?
1.1 cubic feet per second (gage height 1.5 ft), about 57% of the median flow for this date. The 7-day high was 1.1 cfs on Oct 13, 10:30 PM.
What is the Elk Creek water temperature?
The Elk Creek gauge does not have a water temperature sensor, so none is shown here.
How many steelhead are stocked in the Elk Creek?
Part of PFBC's 1,000,000+ yearly Lake Erie stocking, managed by PA Fish and Boat Commission. Stocked yearlings spend one to two years in Lake Erie before returning to the stream as adults, so each spring's stocking shows up as the next falls' runs.
Where is the Elk Creek gauge?
Brandy Run near Girard (stand-in), USGS site 04213075, with daily records back to 1987. Elk Creek has no USGS gauge. Brandy Run is a small Elk tributary a few miles upstream, so treat this as a hint about Elk, not a reading.
Other Lake Erie steelhead streams
Flow, gage height, temperature and turbidity: U.S. Geological Survey real-time gauge 04213075, provisional and subject to revision. Rain: National Weather Service. Stocking: PA Fish and Boat Commission. Lake Erie Pulse reports water conditions, not fish.