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USGS 01538700 Susquehanna River at Bloomsburg, PA

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Station gage imageSTATION.--01538700 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT BLOOMSBURG, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`59'38", long 76`26'25", Columbia County, Hydrologic Unit 02050107, on right bank 50 ft upstream from SR 487 bridge, at Bloomsburg.
DRAINAGE AREA.--10,560 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.-- March 1995 to March 1997 (operated as a crest-stage gage, partial-record station, annual maximum only); April 1997 to September 2010, stage only, not published; October 2010 to September 2014, stage discharge, measurements only published. October 2014 to present, continuous discharge site.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 450.64 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to October 3, 2023, the datum of gage was reported as 451.37 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 . Satellite telemetry at station.
COOPERATION.--Station established and maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the City of Bloomsburg.
REMARKS.--Prior to 1995, data at this station were provided by outside sources.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by NWS: Action stage-16 ft; Flood stage-19 ft; Moderate flood stage-22 ft; Major flood stage-28 ft.
This station managed by the PAWSC Williamsport Field Office.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
2014-10-01  2025-10-15
2014-10-01  2025-10-15
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Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 3860 10-15-2025   18:15 EDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Oct 15 based on 11 water years of record more
Min
(2017)
25th
percen-
tile
Median Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Oct 15
Mean 75th
percen-
tile
Max
(2019)
1310 1740 2770 3860 6390 9410 30100


Gage height, feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 1.49 10-15-2025   18:15 EDT
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 452.13 10-15-2025   18:15 EDT
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