Interactive Flood Inundation Map Available

STATION.--01549760 WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT JERSEY SHORE, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 41 12'08", long 077 15'05", Lycoming County, Hydrologic Unit 02050206, on right bank of left river channel at SR44 bridge in Jersey Shore.
DRAINAGE AREA.--5,225 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 26, 1938 staff gage. National Weather Service wire-weight gage installed October 4, 1946. Recording equipment installed March 23, 2000 for operation as a stage-only gage. Continuous record-annual peak site Oct 1, 2004- Sept 30, 2014. Continuous record discharge site from Oct 1, 2014 to current.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 513.19 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Satellite telemetry at station.
COOPERATION.--Station established and maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey. Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the U.S. Geological Survey.
REMARKS.--Daily discharge not available from Oct 1, 2004 through Sept 30, 2014.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Data transmitter operational limit - 36.4 ft;
Supplied by NWS: Action stage-23 ft, Long Island (Rt 44) and North Main Street in Jersey Shore may be closed to traffic; Flood stage-26 ft, river overflows onto Long Island; Moderate flood stage-28 ft, the left, or north bank overflows; some homes adjacent to the river are affected; Major flood stage-29 ft, many homes and businesses in Jersey Shore are affected by high water.