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USGS 01576000 Susquehanna River at Marietta, PA

 

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STATION.--01576000 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT MARIETTA, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`03'16", long 76`31'52", Lancaster County, Hydrologic Unit 02050306, on left bank 420 ft upstream from Chickies Creek, and 1.0 mi downstream from Marietta. Records include flow of Chickies Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA.--25,990 mi2, approximately, includes that of Chickies Creek.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1931 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 200.56 ft above sea level.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of June 2, 1889, reached a stage of 58.2 ft, from floodmark, discharge, about 630,000 ft3/s.
FLOOD STAGE.--NOAA, National Weather Service river forecast station flood stage provided to USGS April 1999 is 49 feet.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the National Weather Service, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
 
 

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Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 35.80   11-19-2004  19:30
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 03

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 24,100   11-19-2004  19:30
Graph of Discharge, cubic feet per second
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 04
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 72 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
24,100  2,330 30,270 157,000 9,376 21,950 49,220

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