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USGS Surface-Water Daily Statistics for Pennsylvania

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[!] Over the next year, the USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center will be updating the geodetic vertical elevation (gage datum) for many locations. Click HERE for additional information including a current list of streamgages with upcoming datum changes. This update in gage datum does not affect the location of the streamgage, nor the observed local gage height or discharge recorded at the streamgage.


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USGS 01536500 Susquehanna River at Wilkes-Barre, PA


Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hydrologic Unit Code 02050107
Latitude  41°15'03", Longitude  75°52'52" NAD27
Drainage area 9,960  square miles
Gage datum 510.86 feet above NAVD88
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00060, Discharge, cubic feet per second,
Day of
month		 Mean of daily mean values for each day for water year of record in, ft3/s   (Calculation Period 1898-10-01 -> 2024-09-30)

Calculation period restricted by USGS staff due to special conditions at/near site
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 16,500 13,800 22,700 39,400 21,500 11,500 8,740 4,750 4,570 6,960 10,400 15,000
2 15,900 13,100 23,100 39,200 21,100 11,200 8,750 4,680 4,670 6,970 9,870 15,600
3 15,800 13,400 22,500 39,400 19,500 10,900 8,210 4,630 4,760 6,600 9,930 15,600
4 15,400 13,900 22,200 38,600 18,700 10,900 7,600 4,730 4,890 6,230 9,840 15,300
5 15,200 13,200 23,400 38,500 18,300 10,300 6,920 4,660 4,540 5,740 9,510 15,300
6 15,100 12,300 24,400 39,900 17,800 10,000 6,430 4,400 4,220 5,610 9,450 15,000
7 15,400 12,100 26,000 40,200 17,600 10,600 6,270 4,440 4,270 6,080 9,110 14,600
8 15,600 12,000 25,700 38,700 17,700 10,200 6,010 4,270 5,290 5,850 9,280 14,800
9 15,600 11,900 26,300 37,200 17,500 9,610 6,900 4,190 5,600 5,940 10,800 14,800
10 15,400 11,200 26,300 35,100 17,200 9,050 7,660 4,470 5,190 6,730 11,500 14,300
11 14,300 12,100 25,800 34,100 17,900 8,590 6,690 4,490 4,870 6,730 11,200 15,000
12 13,700 13,300 27,300 32,100 18,200 8,340 5,780 4,520 4,650 6,300 10,900 15,900
13 13,500 13,100 28,600 30,900 18,800 8,420 5,670 4,390 4,570 6,030 10,800 15,600
14 14,000 13,100 28,800 30,300 18,900 8,530 5,600 4,890 4,420 5,780 11,200 15,900
15 14,100 13,700 29,900 30,300 17,600 9,030 5,320 5,560 4,140 6,000 11,300 16,900
16 13,500 15,000 31,300 30,400 16,600 9,280 5,210 5,110 4,210 6,510 10,900 16,700
17 12,900 15,300 31,600 30,400 16,200 9,110 4,890 4,340 4,340 6,770 12,600 15,400
18 12,100 15,300 31,900 29,000 15,700 9,270 4,610 4,500 5,380 7,240 13,300 14,600
19 12,500 15,400 31,500 26,800 15,000 8,930 4,770 5,290 6,430 7,630 13,100 14,800
20 13,800 15,400 30,100 25,200 15,100 8,130 4,610 4,800 5,630 8,630 12,900 14,000
21 14,000 16,700 29,900 25,400 15,400 8,290 4,610 4,310 4,990 9,390 12,700 13,600
22 14,700 17,200 30,600 25,900 15,600 9,150 5,010 4,290 4,860 9,270 12,200 14,100
23 15,300 17,700 32,000 25,200 15,500 10,500 5,240 4,520 5,000 8,710 12,000 14,200
24 15,600 18,600 32,000 23,800 14,500 10,500 5,450 4,640 5,070 8,670 11,800 14,600
25 16,600 20,200 32,400 23,700 14,400 9,700 6,180 4,910 5,620 8,870 11,700 15,800
26 18,200 21,600 33,100 23,700 14,000 8,130 6,080 4,550 6,720 8,870 12,300 15,800
27 18,000 20,800 35,200 22,600 13,400 7,470 5,220 3,940 7,740 9,330 13,700 15,000
28 16,700 20,400 38,200 21,700 13,200 8,390 5,090 4,200 7,470 9,810 15,000 14,200
29 15,400 18,500 40,000 21,200 13,900 8,750 5,040 4,240 6,510 10,600 15,600 14,100
30 14,200   39,200 20,500 13,800 8,650 4,840 4,810 6,590 10,900 15,400 14,800
31 13,900   39,100   12,400   4,750 4,670   10,900   16,000