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Weather Forecast Office State College, PA Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center
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West Branch Susquehanna River at Milton Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 3.11 ft at 9:30PM May 19, 2013Highest Observation: 3.12 ft at 9:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.11 ft at 10:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.11 ft at 10:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.11 ft at 10:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.1 ft at 10:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.11 ft at 11:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.11 ft at 11:01PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.1 ft at 11:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.1 ft at 11:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.1 ft at 11:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.09 ft at 12:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.09 ft at 12:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.08 ft at 1:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.08 ft at 1:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.08 ft at 1:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.08 ft at 1:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.07 ft at 2:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.07 ft at 2:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.07 ft at 2:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.06 ft at 2:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.06 ft at 3:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.07 ft at 3:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.06 ft at 3:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.06 ft at 3:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.05 ft at 4:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.06 ft at 4:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.04 ft at 4:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.05 ft at 4:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.05 ft at 5:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.05 ft at 5:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.04 ft at 5:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.04 ft at 5:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.05 ft at 6:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.03 ft at 6:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.04 ft at 6:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.03 ft at 6:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.03 ft at 7:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.03 ft at 7:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.02 ft at 7:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.02 ft at 7:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.02 ft at 8:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.02 ft at 8:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.01 ft at 8:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.01 ft at 8:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.01 ft at 9:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.01 ft at 9:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.01 ft at 9:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3 ft at 9:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3 ft at 10:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3 ft at 10:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3 ft at 10:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.99 ft at 10:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3 ft at 11:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3 ft at 11:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.99 ft at 11:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.99 ft at 11:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.99 ft at 12:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.98 ft at 12:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.99 ft at 12:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.99 ft at 12:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.98 ft at 1:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.98 ft at 1:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.98 ft at 1:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.98 ft at 1:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.97 ft at 2:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.97 ft at 2:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.97 ft at 2:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.96 ft at 2:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.96 ft at 3:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.97 ft at 3:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.96 ft at 3:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.96 ft at 3:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.95 ft at 4:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.95 ft at 4:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.95 ft at 4:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.95 ft at 4:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.95 ft at 5:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 5:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 5:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 5:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 6:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 6:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.94 ft at 6:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 6:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 7:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 7:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.93 ft at 7:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.91 ft at 7:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 8:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 8:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 8:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.92 ft at 8:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.9 ft at 9:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.91 ft at 9:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.91 ft at 9:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.91 ft at 9:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.9 ft at 10:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.89 ft at 10:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.9 ft at 10:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.89 ft at 10:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.9 ft at 11:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.9 ft at 11:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.89 ft at 11:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.89 ft at 11:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.89 ft at 12:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.89 ft at 12:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.88 ft at 12:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.88 ft at 1:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.88 ft at 2:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.87 ft at 2:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.87 ft at 2:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.88 ft at 2:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.87 ft at 3:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.88 ft at 3:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.88 ft at 3:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.87 ft at 3:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.88 ft at 4:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.86 ft at 4:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.87 ft at 4:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.87 ft at 4:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.86 ft at 5:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.86 ft at 5:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.86 ft at 5:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.86 ft at 5:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.86 ft at 6:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.85 ft at 6:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.85 ft at 6:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.85 ft at 6:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.85 ft at 7:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.85 ft at 7:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 7:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 7:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.83 ft at 8:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 8:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 8:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 8:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 9:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 9:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.84 ft at 9:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.83 ft at 9:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.83 ft at 10:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.83 ft at 10:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.82 ft at 10:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.83 ft at 10:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.82 ft at 11:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.81 ft at 11:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.81 ft at 11:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.81 ft at 11:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.81 ft at 12:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.81 ft at 12:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.81 ft at 12:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.81 ft at 12:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.81 ft at 1:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.81 ft at 1:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.81 ft at 1:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.8 ft at 1:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.8 ft at 2:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.8 ft at 2:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.79 ft at 2:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.79 ft at 2:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.8 ft at 3:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.79 ft at 3:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.79 ft at 3:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.79 ft at 3:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.78 ft at 4:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.79 ft at 4:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.79 ft at 4:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.79 ft at 4:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.78 ft at 5:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.79 ft at 5:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.78 ft at 5:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.77 ft at 5:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.78 ft at 6:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.78 ft at 6:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.78 ft at 6:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.77 ft at 6:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.78 ft at 7:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.77 ft at 7:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.77 ft at 7:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.76 ft at 7:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.76 ft at 8:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.77 ft at 8:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.76 ft at 8:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.75 ft at 8:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.75 ft at 9:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.75 ft at 9:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.75 ft at 9:16PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.75 ft at 9:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.75 ft at 9:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.75 ft at 10:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 10:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.75 ft at 10:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.75 ft at 10:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.75 ft at 11:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 11:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 11:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 11:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 12:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 12:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 12:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 12:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 1:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.73 ft at 1:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.73 ft at 1:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.73 ft at 1:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.73 ft at 2:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.73 ft at 2:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.73 ft at 2:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 2:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 3:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 3:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 3:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 3:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 4:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 4:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 4:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 4:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 5:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 5:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 5:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.67 ft at 9:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.67 ft at 10:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.67 ft at 10:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.66 ft at 10:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.66 ft at 10:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.67 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.66 ft at 11:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.66 ft at 11:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.66 ft at 11:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.65 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.66 ft at 12:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.66 ft at 12:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.65 ft at 12:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.65 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.65 ft at 1:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.65 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.64 ft at 1:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.64 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.65 ft at 2:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.64 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.63 ft at 2:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.64 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.64 ft at 3:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.64 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.64 ft at 3:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.64 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.63 ft at 4:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.63 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.63 ft at 4:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.63 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.63 ft at 5:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.62 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.63 ft at 5:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.62 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.62 ft at 6:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.62 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.62 ft at 6:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.62 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.62 ft at 7:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.61 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.62 ft at 7:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.61 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.62 ft at 8:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 2.64 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 2.6 ft 2:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 2.6 ft 8:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 2.6 ft 2:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 2.6 ft 8:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 2.6 ft 2:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 2.6 ft 8:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 2.6 ft 2:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 2.7 ft 8:00PM May 24, 2013Highest Forecast: 2.8 ft 2:00AM May 25, 2013Highest Forecast: 2.8 ft 8:00AM May 25, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesILTP1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (9:21PM May 22, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 9:31AM May 22)Latest observed value: 2.64 ft at 8:30 PM EDT 22-May-2013. Flood Stage is 19 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the West Branch Susquehanna River at Milton are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:25
Moderate Flood Stage:22
Flood Stage:19
Action Stage:16

Historical Crests
(1) 34.55 ft on 06/24/1972
(2) 34.07 ft on 03/18/1936
(3) 31.10 ft on 06/01/1889
(4) 30.43 ft on 05/29/1946
(5) 29.50 ft on 09/27/1975
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Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.
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34 Water level reaches the intersection of Arch and First Streets. Most of Milton is affected by high water.
33 Most of the borough of Milton is affected by high water.
32 The Milton Municipal building floods.
30 Many homes on both banks are affected by high water.
28 Numerous homes in Milton and West Milton are affected by high water.
25 Numerous homes in Milton and West Milton will flood. High water affects the American Foods Plant in Milton.
22 Homes on South Water Street in Milton are flooded.
21 River Road in West Milton floods. Low lying areas in Milton are inundated.
19 River Road on the right...or west bank in West Milton floods. The left bank overflows in the vicinity of Milton.
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(2) looking downstream
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Latitude: 41.018611° N, Longitude: 76.865278° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 19 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 434 ft 453 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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