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USGS 01474500 Schuylkill River at Philadelphia, PA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 39°58'04",   Longitude 75°11'20"   NAD27
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Hydrologic Unit 02040203
Drainage area: 1,893 square miles
Datum of gage: 4.54 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1967-10-01  2001-11-12  15246 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2018-10-01  2025-10-23  7601 
    Temperature, water, degrees Fahrenheit  1966-01-12  1967-09-29  1456 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1931-10-01  2025-10-22  34356 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1966-01-12  2025-10-23  25849 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1966-01-12  2025-10-23  20597 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  1968-01-01  2025-10-23  12850 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2020-06-15  2025-10-23  5720 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1959-10-01  1968-09-29  1094 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1959-10-01  1968-09-29  1094 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1967-10-01  2001-11-12 4962 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2018-10-01  2025-05-26 2384 
    Temperature, water, degrees Fahrenheit  1966-01-13  1967-09-29 463 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1931-10-01  2025-04-16 34167 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1966-01-13  2025-05-26 8338 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1966-01-13  2025-05-26 6539 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2020-06-15  2025-05-26 1757 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1959-10-01  1968-09-29 1094 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1959-10-01  1968-09-29 1094 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1967-10  2001-11  
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2018-10  2025-05  
    Temperature, water, degrees Fahrenheit  1966-01  1967-09  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1931-10  2025-04  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1966-01  2025-05  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1966-01  2025-05  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2020-06  2025-05  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1959-10  1968-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1959-10  1968-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1968  2002  
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2019  2025  
    Temperature, water, degrees Fahrenheit  1966  1967  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1932  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1966  2025  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1966  2025  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2020  2025  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1960  1968  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1960  1968  
 Peak streamflow 1869-10-04  2021-09-02  92 
 Field measurements 1929-06-27  2025-06-27  641 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1925-10-31  2004-09-02  1051 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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