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USGS 01554000 Susquehanna River at Sunbury, PA

 

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STATION.--01554000 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT SUNBURY, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`51'15", long 76`48'21", Snyder County, Hydrologic Unit 02050301, on right bank at borough of Shamokin Dam, on grounds of Pennsylvania Power and Light Co. generating plant, 1.0 mi downstream from Shamokin Creek, 1.5 mi downstream from Sunbury Fabridam, and 1.8 mi south of Sunbury.
DRAINAGE AREA.--18,300 mi2, approximately (excluding that of Shamokin Creek).
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1937 to current year. June 1918 to September 1918 (gage heights only), in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 408.61 ft above sea level. See WSP 1903 for history of changes prior to Dec. 13, 1937. Dec. 13, 1937, to Mar. 23, 1967, water-stage recorder at site 1.7 mi upstream at datum 11.05 ft higher.
FLOOD STAGE.--NOAA, National Weather Service river forecast station flood stage provided to USGS April 1999 is 24 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 Sunbury, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
 
 

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 14,900   11-19-2004  08:30
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 66 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
14,900  1,360 22,930 109,000 7,094 15,900 36,600

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: 8.37   11-19-2004  08:30
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 02
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