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00060 Discharge(Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
01531500 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT TOWANDA, PA
LOCATION - Lat 41°45'55", long 76°26'28" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Bradford County, PA, Hydrologic Unit 02050106, on right bank at Bridge Street in Towanda, and 1.8 mi upstream from Towanda Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA - 7,797 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY -

WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 1302: 1922, 1929.

Datum of gage was reported as 694.38 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 prior to November 10, 2022

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1913 to current year. Gage-height records collected at same site from October 1892 to September 1913 are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 693.70 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.   Prior to Oct. 18, 1938, non-recording gage at same site and datum.  Prior to November 10, 2022, the datum of gage was erroneously reported as 694.38 ft above NGVD 29. Satellite and landline 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 Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the U. S. Geological Survey.
REMARKS - Flow slightly regulated by 7 flood-control reservoirs which have a combined capacity of 356,800 acre-ft.  Records are good except those for estimated discharge, which are poor.