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USGS 01573208 Swatara Creek near Palmyra, PA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 40°19'20.06",   Longitude 76°37'45.82"   NAD83
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Hydrologic Unit 02050305
Drainage area: 437 square miles
Datum of gage: 335 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2022-12-06  2025-10-26  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2023-03-11  2025-10-25  2874 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2022-12-07  2025-10-25  1054 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2023-03-11  2025-10-25  2871 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2023-03-11  2025-10-25  2874 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2023-03-11  2025-10-25  2823 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2023-03-11  2025-10-25  2847 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2023-03-11  2025-10-25  2628 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2023-03-11  2025-06-12 823 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2022-12-07  2025-06-12 919 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2023-03-11  2025-06-12 822 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2023-03-11  2025-06-12 823 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2023-03-11  2025-06-12 815 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2024-07-09  2025-04-15 272 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2023-03  2025-06  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2022-12  2025-06  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2023-03  2025-06  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2023-03  2025-06  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2023-03  2025-06  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2024-07  2025-04  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2023  2025  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2023  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2023  2025  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2023  2025  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2023  2025  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2024  2025  
 Field measurements 2022-10-18  2025-08-07  42 
 Water-Year Summary 2023  2024  2 
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