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USGS 01576003 Susquehanna River at Columbia, PA

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Station gage imageSTATION.--01576003 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT COLUMBIA, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`01'42", long 76`31'05", Lancaster County, Hydrologic Unit 02050306, on east shore at Columbia Crossing Heritage Park.
DRAINAGE AREA.--26,000 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 2022 to current year.
GAGE.--Three water-quality instruments at west, center and east locations in channel, interfaced via radio with a data logger/transmitter. Datum of gage is 288 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
COOPERATION.--Station established and maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey. Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
This station managed by the PAWSC New Cumberland Office.

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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius, East
Most recent instantaneous value: 16.8 10-13-2025   12:15 EDT
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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius, West
Most recent instantaneous value: 17.3 10-13-2025   12:15 EDT
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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius, Center
 
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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius, East
Most recent instantaneous value: 397 10-13-2025   12:15 EDT
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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius, West
Most recent instantaneous value: 401 10-13-2025   12:15 EDT
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter, Center
 
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter, East
Most recent instantaneous value: 9.7 10-13-2025   12:15 EDT
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter, West
Most recent instantaneous value: 10.0 10-13-2025   12:15 EDT
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pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units, Center
 
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pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units, East
Most recent instantaneous value: 8.3 10-13-2025   12:15 EDT
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pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units, West
Most recent instantaneous value: 8.6 10-13-2025   12:15 EDT
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU), Center
 
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU), East
Most recent instantaneous value: 2.6 10-13-2025   12:15 EDT
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU), West
Most recent instantaneous value: 7.6 10-13-2025   12:15 EDT
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Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen, Center, [Qualified - Center]
Most recent instantaneous value: 0.48 10-13-2025   12:15 EDT
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Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen, East, [Qualified - East]
 
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Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen, West, [Qualified - West]
 
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