USGS Current Conditions for USGS 01531500 Susquehanna River at Towanda, PA

USGS 01531500 Susquehanna River at Towanda, PA

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

STATION.--01531500 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT TOWANDA, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 41`45'55", long 76`26'28", Bradford County, Hydrologic Unit 02050106, on right bank at Bridge Street in Towanda, and 1.8 mi upstream from Towanda Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA.--7,797 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1913 to current year. Gage-height records collected at same site since October 1892 are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 694.38 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 18, 1938, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.--
Supplied by USGS: Maximum recordable gage height (stage sensor operational limit) - 34.1 ft; Data transmitter operational limit - 35.5 ft;
Supplied by NWS: Action stage-14 ft; Flood stage-16 ft, minor field flooding from both banks up and downstream of Towanda; Moderate flood stage-18 ft, basement flooding begins in the flats area near airport; Major flood stage-25.1 ft, the homes in the flats area of Towanda are inundated. Major flood damage begins.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the National Weather Service, and the U.S. Geological Survey. This station managed by the Williamsport Field Office.

Available Parameters	Available Period
All 2 Available Parameters for this site
00060 Discharge	2007-10-01	2013-05-22
00065 Gage height	2013-01-21	2013-05-22

Output format
Graph
Graph w/ stats
Graph w/o stats
Graph w/ (up to 3) parms New

Table
Tab-separated

Days (7)

-- or --
Begin date

End date

Summary of all available data for this site

Instantaneous-data availability statement

Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 3,410 05-22-2013 00:30 EDT

Create presentation-quality / stand-alone graph. Subscribe to WaterAlert
Share this graph \|

**Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for May 22 based on 99 years of record more**
Min (1955)	Most Recent Instantaneous Value May 22	25th percen- tile	Median	Mean	75th percen- tile	Max (1943)
2420	3410	5680	9000	13300	16300	63400

Accessibility Plug-Ins FOIA Privacy Policies and Notices

U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
Title: USGS Current Conditions for the Nation
URL: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?

Page Contact Information: Pennsylvania Water Data Support Team
Page Last Modified: 2013-05-22 00:46:25 EDT
0.85 0.77 caww02

USGS Home Contact USGS Search USGS National Water Information System: Web Interface
USGS Water Resources		Data Category:	Geographic Area:

Questions about sites/data?		Data Tips
Feedback on this web site		Explanation of terms
Automated retrievals		Subscribe for system changes
Help		News