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00060 Discharge(Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
01549760 WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT JERSEY SHORE, PA
LOCATION - Lat 41°12'08", long 77°15'05" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Lycoming County, PA, Hydrologic Unit 02050206, on right bank of left river channel at SR44 bridge in Jersey Shore.
DRAINAGE AREA - 5,225 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 26, 1938 staff gage. National Weather Service wire-weight gage installed October 4, 1946. Recording equipment installed March 23, 2000 for operation as a stage-only gage. Operated as a Continuous record, annual peak site (Annual maximum only) from 2005 water year to 2014 water year. Oct 2014 to present continuous discharge site.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 512.54 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to March 14, 2024, the datum of gage was reported as 513.19 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.  Satellite telemetry at gage.
COOPERATION - Station established and maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey. Funding for this station is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the U. S. Geological Survey.
REMARKS - Flow slightly regulated by 6 flood-control reservoirs, which have a combined capacity of 440,200 acre-ft.  Records are good except those for estimated discharge, which are poor. 
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Discharge, 257,000 ft³/s, gage height, 38.20 ft, June 23, 1972.