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USGS 01551500 WB Susquehanna River at Williamsport, PA

 

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STATION.--01551500 WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT WILLIAMSPORT, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 41`14'10", long 76`59'49", Lycoming County, Hydrologic Unit 02050206, on right bank 100 ft upstream from Market Street bridge at South Williamsport, and 350 ft upstream from Hagermans Run.
DRAINAGE AREA.--5,682 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 1895 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 494.98 ft above sea level. Mar. 1, 1895, to Sept. 30, 1928, nonrecording gage at bridge 100 ft downstream at same datum. Prior to July 1980, 100 ft downstream on left bank at same datum.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum stage known prior to 1895, 32.4 ft, June 1, 1889, discharge, about 252,000 ft3/s.
FLOOD STAGE.--NOAA, National Weather Service river forecast station flood stage provided to USGS April 1999 is 19 feet.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the City of Williamsport, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
 
 

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: ***   11-19-2004  09:00
Graph of Discharge, cubic feet per second
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 01
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 108 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
***  478 7,749 46,700 1,610 4,795 11,220

Percent exceedance means that 80, 50, or 20 percent of all daily mean flows for 11/19 have been greater than the value shown.

Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 2.64   11-19-2004  09:00
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 02
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