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USGS 01573000 Swatara Creek at Harper Tavern, PA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 40°24'09",   Longitude 76°34'39"   NAD27
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, Hydrologic Unit 02050305
Drainage area: 337 square miles
Datum of gage: 356.03 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1985-10-01  2025-10-19  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1958-10-01  1979-09-29  1842 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1919-01-01  2025-10-17  39007 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1976-10-09  1979-09-29  786 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1959-05-08  1979-09-29  1599 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1959-05-08  1979-09-29  1605 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1919-01-01  2025-06-29 38897 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1959-05-08  1979-09-29 1599 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1959-05-08  1979-09-29 1605 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1919-01  2025-06  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1959-05  1979-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1959-05  1979-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1919  2025  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1959  1979  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1959  1979  
 Peak streamflow 1889-06-01  2023-12-19  107 
 Field measurements 1918-10-18  2025-08-13  938 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1957-10-12  2014-08-05  128 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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