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USGS 01576500 Conestoga River at Lancaster, PA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 40°03'00",   Longitude 76°16'39"   NAD27
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Hydrologic Unit 02050306
Drainage area: 324 square miles
Datum of gage: 245.63 feet above   NGVD29.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1947-10-01  1975-09-29  5438 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1928-10-01  2025-10-24  35148 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1947-10-01  1975-09-29  3708 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1962-01-26  1975-09-29  779 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1962-01-26  1975-09-29  779 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1928-10-01  2025-06-29 35032 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1962-01-26  1975-09-29 779 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1962-01-26  1975-09-29 779 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1928-10  2025-06  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1962-01  1975-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1962-01  1975-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1929  2025  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1962  1975  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1962  1975  
 Peak streamflow 1929-02-27  2023-12-18  96 
 Field measurements 1928-10-15  2025-09-03  849 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1925-09-23  1977-09-21  509 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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