Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, PA - 01570500
The geodetic vertical elevation (gage datum) for this gage will be updated on 4/1/2025. See https://www.usgs.gov/centers/pennsylvania-water-science-center/updating-pennsylvania-streamgage-datums for more information.
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Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, PA - 01570500
Subscribe to WaterAlert March 16, 2025 - March 23, 2025
Gage height, feet
5.74 ft - Mar 23, 2025 02:00:00 PM EDT
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Value
Status
Time
Latest value
5.74 ft
Provisional
Mar 23, 2025
14:00:00 PM EDT
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5.74 ft
Provisional
Mar 23, 2025
02:00:00 PM EDT
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Learn about the data collection categories Continuous data
7 data types available - data from 1972-06-21 to 2025-03-23
Continuous data are collected via automated sensors installed at a monitoring location.
Data type
Data date range
Gage height, feet
2007-10-01 - 2025-03-23
Discharge, cubic feet per second
1972-06-21 - 2025-03-23
Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter WALNUT ST PIER
2013-07-25 - 2014-10-01
pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units WALNUT ST PIER
2013-07-25 - 2014-10-01
Precipitation, total, inches
2024-11-23 - 2025-03-23
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius WALNUT ST PIER
2013-07-25 - 2024-09-01
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius WALNUT ST PIER
2013-07-25 - 2024-09-01
Daily data
11 data types available - data from 1890-10-01 to 2025-03-22
Field measurements - Coming soon
0 data types available
Discrete sample data
644 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1936-05-02 to 2025-03-19
2414 Sampling activities
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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.
Interested in understanding how to access the upstream/downstream data? Learn about the Network-Linked Data Index (NLDI)
| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological | Water-quality | 1974-01-23 | 1981-09-01 |
| Information | Water-quality | 1944-10-01 | 2023-09-19 |
| Inorganics, Major, Metals | Water-quality | 1944-10-01 | 2023-09-19 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1936-05-02 | 2023-09-19 |
| Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1972-09-21 | 2023-09-19 |
| Inorganics, Minor, metals | Water-quality | 1936-05-02 | 2023-09-19 |
| Microbiological | Water-quality | 1936-05-02 | 1995-08-30 |
| Nutrient | Water-quality | 1936-05-02 | 2023-09-19 |
| Organics, PCBs | Water-quality | 1977-05-12 | 1982-05-03 |
| Organics, PFAS | Water-quality | 2019-09-11 | 2019-09-11 |
| Organics, other | Water-quality | 1936-05-02 | 2023-09-19 |
| Organics, pesticide | Water-quality | 1975-03-11 | 2021-05-12 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1890-10-01 | 2025-03-23 |
| Population/Community | Water-quality | 1974-07-24 | 1981-09-01 |
| Radiochemistry | Water-quality | 1936-05-02 | 1995-03-27 |
| Sediment | Daily Values, Water-quality | 1962-03-13 | 2023-08-17 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1786-10-05 | 2024-04-05 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1897-03-31 | 2024-12-12 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
Monitoring location 01570500 is associated with a Stream in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Precipitation are available. Water data back to 1786 are available online.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
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Agency
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U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
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Site identification number
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01570500 | n/a |
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Site name
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Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, PA | n/a |
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Site type
|
Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 401517 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0765311 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 40.25481164 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -76.8860846 | n/a |
|
Latitude-longitude method
|
Interpolated from MAP. | M |
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Latitude-longitude accuracy
|
Accurate to + or - 1 sec. | S |
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Latitude-longitude datum
|
North American Datum of 1927 | NAD27 |
| Decimal Latitude-longitude datum | North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
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District
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Pennsylvania | 42 |
|
State
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Pennsylvania | 42 |
|
County
|
Dauphin County | 043 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | n/a | |
| Name of location map | HARRISBURG WEST | n/a |
| Scale of location map | n/a | |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 290.01 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | Level or other surveyed method. | L |
| Altitude accuracy | .01 feet | n/a |
|
Altitude datum
|
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 | NGVD29 |
|
Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
Lower Susquehanna-Swatara | 02050305 |
|
Drainage basin
|
n/a | |
|
Topographic setting
|
n/a | |
| Flags for instruments at site | NNNNYNNNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN | n/a |
|
Date of first construction
|
n/a | |
| Date site established or inventoried | n/a | |
|
Drainage area
|
24100 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 | |
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Local aquifer type
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n/a | |
| Well depth | n/a | |
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Hole depth
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n/a | |
| Source of depth data | n/a | |
| Project number | /q | n/a |
