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USGS 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 -> 2025-09-30)

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 16,600 13,700 22,800 39,300 21,400 11,500 8,720 4,740 4,570 6,930 10,400 15,000
2 16,000 13,000 23,200 39,000 21,100 11,200 8,730 4,670 4,670 6,930 9,810 15,600
3 15,900 13,300 22,500 39,300 19,500 10,900 8,200 4,640 4,760 6,570 9,860 15,600
4 15,500 13,800 22,200 38,900 18,700 10,900 7,580 4,760 4,890 6,200 9,770 15,200
5 15,200 13,100 23,400 38,900 18,200 10,300 6,910 4,680 4,530 5,710 9,450 15,300
6 15,100 12,300 24,400 40,100 17,700 9,990 6,420 4,420 4,210 5,580 9,390 14,900
7 15,400 12,100 26,000 40,300 17,500 10,500 6,260 4,480 4,260 6,050 9,050 14,600
8 15,600 12,000 25,700 38,700 17,700 10,200 6,000 4,320 5,280 5,820 9,220 14,700
9 15,600 11,800 26,300 37,100 17,400 9,570 6,880 4,310 5,580 5,900 10,800 14,700
10 15,300 11,100 26,300 35,000 17,200 9,020 7,630 5,030 5,170 6,690 11,400 14,200
11 14,300 12,000 25,800 34,100 17,800 8,570 6,670 5,070 4,860 6,690 11,100 15,000
12 13,700 13,300 27,300 32,100 18,200 8,320 5,770 4,840 4,640 6,270 10,800 16,100
13 13,500 13,100 28,600 31,100 18,800 8,400 5,660 4,590 4,560 6,000 10,800 15,900
14 14,000 13,100 28,800 30,500 18,800 8,520 5,590 5,010 4,410 5,750 11,100 16,100
15 14,100 13,600 29,900 30,400 17,600 9,010 5,310 5,640 4,140 5,970 11,200 17,000
16 13,400 15,000 31,300 30,500 16,600 9,240 5,200 5,170 4,200 6,480 10,800 16,700
17 12,900 15,300 31,600 30,400 16,200 9,080 4,880 4,380 4,330 6,740 12,500 15,400
18 12,000 15,300 31,900 29,000 15,700 9,230 4,610 4,540 5,360 7,210 13,200 14,600
19 12,400 15,400 31,500 26,700 15,000 8,900 4,770 5,370 6,400 7,590 13,000 14,800
20 13,700 15,300 30,100 25,200 15,000 8,110 4,600 4,860 5,600 8,580 12,800 14,100
21 14,000 16,600 29,900 25,400 15,400 8,260 4,600 4,360 4,970 9,340 12,600 13,600
22 14,600 17,200 30,600 25,900 15,500 9,110 5,000 4,340 4,840 9,210 12,100 14,100
23 15,300 17,600 32,000 25,200 15,400 10,500 5,220 4,550 4,980 8,660 11,900 14,100
24 15,500 18,500 32,000 23,800 14,500 10,500 5,480 4,670 5,040 8,610 11,700 14,600
25 16,500 20,200 32,300 23,600 14,400 9,660 6,210 4,920 5,590 8,820 11,700 15,800
26 18,100 21,500 33,000 23,700 14,000 8,100 6,120 4,560 6,680 8,820 12,300 15,800
27 17,900 20,700 35,100 22,500 13,300 7,450 5,260 3,950 7,700 9,270 13,700 14,900
28 16,700 20,500 38,000 21,600 13,200 8,360 5,110 4,210 7,430 9,750 15,000 14,200
29 15,400 18,500 39,900 21,100 13,900 8,720 5,040 4,240 6,480 10,500 15,600 14,100
30 14,200   39,000 20,400 13,700 8,620 4,840 4,820 6,560 10,900 15,400 14,700
31 13,800   38,900   12,400   4,750 4,680   10,800   16,000