Susquehanna River at Wilkes-Barre, PA - 01536500
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Susquehanna River at Wilkes-Barre, PA - 01536500
Subscribe to WaterAlert March 30, 2025 - April 6, 2025
Gage height, feet
4.56 ft - Apr 06, 2025 01:45:00 PM EDT
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Status
Time
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4.56 ft
Provisional
Apr 06, 2025
13:45:00 PM EDT
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4.56 ft
Provisional
Apr 06, 2025
01:45:00 PM EDT
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3 data types available - data from 2007-10-01 to 2025-04-06
Continuous data are collected via automated sensors installed at a monitoring location.
Data type
Data date range
Gage height, feet
2007-10-01 - 2025-04-06
Discharge, cubic feet per second
2007-10-01 - 2025-04-06
Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
2021-10-01 - 2025-04-06
Daily data
1 data types available - data from 1899-04-01 to 2025-04-05
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Discrete sample data
68 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1963-10-17 to 2024-12-13
22 Sampling activities
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5 km
3 mi
Leaflet USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State HIU; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Data refreshed February, 2025.
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| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | Water-quality | 1975-04-14 | 2007-03-19 |
| Inorganics, Major, Metals | Water-quality | 1963-10-17 | 1975-04-14 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1963-10-17 | 1975-04-14 |
| Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1975-04-14 | 1975-04-14 |
| Inorganics, Minor, metals | Water-quality | 1963-10-17 | 1975-04-14 |
| Nutrient | Water-quality | 1963-10-17 | 1975-04-14 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1899-04-01 | 2025-04-06 |
| Sediment | Water-quality | 2006-10-30 | 2017-04-10 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1786-10-05 | 2023-12-19 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1899-03-30 | 2025-03-04 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
Monitoring location 01536500 is associated with a Stream in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988 are available. Water data back to 1786 are available online.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
|
Site identification number
|
01536500 | n/a |
|
Site name
|
Susquehanna River at Wilkes-Barre, PA | n/a |
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Site type
|
Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 411503 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0755252 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 41.2509149 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -75.8807518 | n/a |
|
Latitude-longitude method
|
Interpolated from MAP. | M |
|
Latitude-longitude accuracy
|
Accurate to + or - 1 sec. | S |
|
Latitude-longitude datum
|
North American Datum of 1927 | NAD27 |
| Decimal Latitude-longitude datum | North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
|
District
|
Pennsylvania | 42 |
|
State
|
Pennsylvania | 42 |
|
County
|
Luzerne County | 079 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | n/a | |
| Name of location map | n/a | |
| Scale of location map | n/a | |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 510.86 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | Level or other surveyed method. | L |
| Altitude accuracy | .01 feet | n/a |
|
Altitude datum
|
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 | NAVD88 |
|
Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
Upper Susquehanna-Lackawanna | 02050107 |
|
Drainage basin
|
n/a | |
|
Topographic setting
|
n/a | |
| Flags for instruments at site | YNYNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN | n/a |
|
Date of first construction
|
n/a | |
| Date site established or inventoried | n/a | |
|
Drainage area
|
9960 square miles | n/a |
| Contributing drainage area | n/a | |
| Time Zone abbreviation | EST | n/a |
|
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
|
Y | n/a |
|
Data reliability
|
n/a | |
| Data-other GW files | NNNNNNNN | n/a |
| National aquifer | n/a | |
| Local aquifer | n/a | |
|
Local aquifer type
|
n/a | |
| Well depth | n/a | |
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Hole depth
|
n/a | |
| Source of depth data | n/a | |
| Project number | n/a |
