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Schuylkill River at Norristown Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 8.88 ft at 5:45PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.87 ft at 6:00PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.86 ft at 6:15PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.86 ft at 6:30PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.86 ft at 6:45PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.86 ft at 7:00PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.85 ft at 7:15PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.85 ft at 7:30PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.85 ft at 7:45PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.85 ft at 8:00PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.85 ft at 8:15PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.84 ft at 8:30PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.84 ft at 8:45PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.84 ft at 9:00PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.84 ft at 9:15PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 9:30PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 9:45PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 10:00PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 10:15PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.83 ft at 10:30PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 10:45PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 11:00PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 11:15PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.82 ft at 11:30PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.81 ft at 11:45PM Jun 15, 2013Observed: 8.81 ft at 12:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.81 ft at 12:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.81 ft at 12:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.8 ft at 12:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.8 ft at 1:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.8 ft at 1:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.8 ft at 1:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.8 ft at 1:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.79 ft at 2:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.79 ft at 2:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.79 ft at 2:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.79 ft at 2:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.78 ft at 3:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.78 ft at 3:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.78 ft at 3:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.78 ft at 3:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.78 ft at 4:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 4:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 4:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 4:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.76 ft at 5:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.76 ft at 5:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.76 ft at 5:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.76 ft at 5:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.76 ft at 6:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.76 ft at 6:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.75 ft at 6:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.75 ft at 6:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.75 ft at 7:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.74 ft at 7:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.75 ft at 7:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.74 ft at 7:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.74 ft at 8:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.74 ft at 8:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.74 ft at 8:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.74 ft at 8:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.74 ft at 9:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.73 ft at 9:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.73 ft at 9:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.73 ft at 9:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.73 ft at 10:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.72 ft at 10:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.72 ft at 10:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.73 ft at 10:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.72 ft at 11:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.72 ft at 11:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.72 ft at 11:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.71 ft at 11:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.71 ft at 12:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.71 ft at 12:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.7 ft at 12:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.71 ft at 12:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.7 ft at 1:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.71 ft at 1:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.71 ft at 1:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.69 ft at 1:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.7 ft at 2:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.7 ft at 2:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.7 ft at 2:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.69 ft at 2:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.71 ft at 3:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.68 ft at 3:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.69 ft at 3:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.69 ft at 3:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.69 ft at 4:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.69 ft at 4:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.67 ft at 4:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.68 ft at 4:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.67 ft at 5:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.68 ft at 5:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.67 ft at 5:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.67 ft at 5:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.66 ft at 6:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.65 ft at 6:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.66 ft at 6:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.66 ft at 6:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.66 ft at 7:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.65 ft at 7:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.66 ft at 7:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.65 ft at 7:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.66 ft at 8:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.65 ft at 8:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.65 ft at 8:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.64 ft at 8:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.65 ft at 9:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.64 ft at 9:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.64 ft at 9:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.64 ft at 9:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.63 ft at 10:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.64 ft at 10:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.65 ft at 10:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.64 ft at 10:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.64 ft at 11:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.64 ft at 11:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.64 ft at 11:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.64 ft at 11:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 8.64 ft at 12:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.64 ft at 12:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.63 ft at 12:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.63 ft at 12:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.63 ft at 1:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.63 ft at 1:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.63 ft at 1:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.62 ft at 1:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.62 ft at 2:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.62 ft at 2:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.62 ft at 2:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.62 ft at 2:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.62 ft at 3:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.62 ft at 3:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.62 ft at 3:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.62 ft at 3:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.62 ft at 4:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.62 ft at 4:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.62 ft at 4:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.61 ft at 4:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.62 ft at 5:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.61 ft at 5:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.61 ft at 5:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.61 ft at 5:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.61 ft at 6:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.61 ft at 6:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.61 ft at 6:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.61 ft at 6:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.6 ft at 7:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.6 ft at 7:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.6 ft at 7:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.6 ft at 7:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.6 ft at 8:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.59 ft at 8:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.59 ft at 8:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.59 ft at 8:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.6 ft at 9:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.59 ft at 9:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.59 ft at 9:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.59 ft at 9:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.59 ft at 10:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.59 ft at 10:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.59 ft at 10:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.59 ft at 10:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.59 ft at 11:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.59 ft at 11:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.58 ft at 11:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.58 ft at 11:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.59 ft at 12:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.58 ft at 12:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.59 ft at 12:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.59 ft at 12:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.58 ft at 1:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.58 ft at 1:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.57 ft at 1:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.57 ft at 1:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.57 ft at 2:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.57 ft at 2:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.58 ft at 2:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.58 ft at 2:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.57 ft at 3:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.56 ft at 3:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.56 ft at 3:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.56 ft at 3:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.56 ft at 4:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.56 ft at 4:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.56 ft at 4:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.56 ft at 4:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.56 ft at 5:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.56 ft at 5:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.56 ft at 5:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.57 ft at 5:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.56 ft at 6:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.55 ft at 6:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.55 ft at 6:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.55 ft at 6:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.54 ft at 7:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.54 ft at 7:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.55 ft at 7:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.55 ft at 7:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.54 ft at 8:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.54 ft at 8:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.54 ft at 8:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.54 ft at 8:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.54 ft at 9:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.53 ft at 9:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.54 ft at 9:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.53 ft at 9:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.53 ft at 10:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.53 ft at 10:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.52 ft at 10:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.53 ft at 10:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.53 ft at 11:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.53 ft at 11:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.53 ft at 11:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.53 ft at 11:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 8.52 ft at 12:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.53 ft at 12:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.52 ft at 12:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.52 ft at 12:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.52 ft at 1:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.51 ft at 1:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.52 ft at 1:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.52 ft at 1:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.51 ft at 2:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.52 ft at 2:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.52 ft at 2:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.51 ft at 2:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.51 ft at 3:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.52 ft at 3:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.51 ft at 3:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.51 ft at 3:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.51 ft at 4:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.51 ft at 4:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.51 ft at 4:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.51 ft at 4:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.51 ft at 5:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.51 ft at 5:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.51 ft at 5:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.5 ft at 5:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.51 ft at 6:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.5 ft at 6:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.5 ft at 6:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.5 ft at 6:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.5 ft at 7:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.5 ft at 7:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.5 ft at 7:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.5 ft at 7:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.5 ft at 8:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.5 ft at 8:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.5 ft at 8:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.5 ft at 8:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.5 ft at 9:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.49 ft at 9:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.49 ft at 9:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.49 ft at 9:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.5 ft at 10:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.49 ft at 10:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.5 ft at 10:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.49 ft at 10:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.48 ft at 11:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.49 ft at 11:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.49 ft at 11:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.49 ft at 11:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.49 ft at 12:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.49 ft at 12:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.49 ft at 12:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.49 ft at 12:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.54 ft at 1:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.61 ft at 1:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.67 ft at 1:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.72 ft at 1:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.81 ft at 2:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.89 ft at 2:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.94 ft at 2:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.99 ft at 2:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.03 ft at 3:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.06 ft at 3:15PM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 9.07 ft at 3:30PM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 9.07 ft at 3:45PM Jun 18, 2013Highest Observation: 9.07 ft at 4:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.06 ft at 4:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.04 ft at 4:30PM Jun 18, 2013Forecast: 8.6 ft 8:00PM Jun 18, 2013Forecast: 8.6 ft 2:00AM Jun 19, 2013Forecast: 8.6 ft 8:00AM Jun 19, 2013Highest Forecast: 8.7 ft 2:00PM Jun 19, 2013Forecast: 8.6 ft 8:00PM Jun 19, 2013Forecast: 8.6 ft 2:00AM Jun 20, 2013Forecast: 8.6 ft 8:00AM Jun 20, 2013Forecast: 8.6 ft 2:00PM Jun 20, 2013Forecast: 8.5 ft 8:00PM Jun 20, 2013Forecast: 8.5 ft 2:00AM Jun 21, 2013Forecast: 8.5 ft 8:00AM Jun 21, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesNRSP1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (5:34PM Jun 18, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 9:21AM Jun 18)Latest observed value: 9.04 ft at 4:30 PM EDT 18-Jun-2013. Flood Stage is 13 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Schuylkill River at Norristown are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:19
Moderate Flood Stage:17
Flood Stage:13
Action Stage:12

Historical Crests
(1) 25.10 ft on 06/23/1972
(2) 22.00 ft on 09/17/1999
(3) 21.00 ft on 08/24/1933
(4) 19.76 ft on 08/28/2011
(5) 19.30 ft on 09/13/1971
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21 Abrams Road is closed in Upper Merion from Hamlet circle to the Abrams Yard driveway.
19.1 Flooding occurs along portions of Sterigere St. between Stangridge St. and Harding Blvd. Portions of the PAL building, Band Shell and Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown are flooded. East Washington St. and East Lafayette St near Sawmill Run in Norristown begins to flood. Dekalb St. train underpass, the sewer treatment facility and the SEPTA R-6 Regional railtracks below Ford St. in Norristown are flooded. Businesses and industry at Station Road off of Conshohocken Road in Plymouth Township begins to flood.
19 Flooding occurs at Riverfront Park in Norristown blockiong the entrance way. Apartment parking lots are flooded on Dekalb Street in Norristown. Water also begins to enter the parking lots at the Riverside Apartments. Businesses and industry along dekalb Street and on East Washington Street in Norristown begin to flood. Stoney Creek begins to back up. Saw Mill Run starts to flood. Saw Mill Run starts to flood. The intersection of Water and Lafayette Streets in Norristown is flooded, affecting businesses.
17 A couple industries along the river begin to have flood problems. Water begins to cover rails in Conshohocken. SEPTA tracks at Mogees in Plymouth Township begin to flood. Ross Street in Plymouth Township at the Sewer Authority Plant floods under the railroad bridge and bike trail. Flooding also occurs along Diamond Run at Station Road (in Plymouth Township off of Conshohocken road) due to high and backwater effects.
16 The Upper Merion Boathouse starts to flood.
15 River Road in West Conshohocken begins to flood. The lower garages at the Riverview Landing and The Lofts at Valley Forge start to take on water. The lower section of Port Indain Road in West Norriton becomes impassable.
13 Water begins to cover and close Riverview Boulevard in West Norriton.
12.5 Flooding occurs in West Norriton. The west Indian Lane Bridge begins to flood.
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Latitude: 40.111111° N, Longitude: 75.347222° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 13 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 51.00 ft 64.00 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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