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Susquehanna River at Wilkes Barre Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 6.74 ft at 2:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.71 ft at 2:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.71 ft at 2:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.7 ft at 3:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.72 ft at 3:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.68 ft at 3:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.67 ft at 3:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.69 ft at 4:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.66 ft at 4:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.68 ft at 4:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.67 ft at 4:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.64 ft at 5:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.63 ft at 5:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.63 ft at 5:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.62 ft at 5:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.62 ft at 6:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.62 ft at 6:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.6 ft at 6:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.6 ft at 6:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.6 ft at 7:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.61 ft at 7:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.59 ft at 7:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.57 ft at 7:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.58 ft at 8:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.55 ft at 8:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.58 ft at 8:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.56 ft at 8:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.57 ft at 9:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.57 ft at 9:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.54 ft at 9:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.56 ft at 9:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.56 ft at 10:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.54 ft at 10:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.53 ft at 10:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.53 ft at 10:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.53 ft at 11:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.5 ft at 11:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.51 ft at 11:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.51 ft at 11:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.5 ft at 12:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.51 ft at 12:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.49 ft at 12:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.51 ft at 12:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.51 ft at 1:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.51 ft at 1:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.52 ft at 1:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.52 ft at 1:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.51 ft at 2:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.52 ft at 2:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.51 ft at 2:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.5 ft at 2:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.49 ft at 3:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.51 ft at 3:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.52 ft at 3:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.52 ft at 3:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.5 ft at 4:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.48 ft at 4:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.5 ft at 4:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.47 ft at 4:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.48 ft at 5:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.49 ft at 5:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.49 ft at 5:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.52 ft at 5:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.5 ft at 6:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.5 ft at 6:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.51 ft at 6:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.51 ft at 6:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.5 ft at 7:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.5 ft at 7:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.51 ft at 7:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.51 ft at 7:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.5 ft at 8:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.51 ft at 8:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.52 ft at 8:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.51 ft at 8:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.52 ft at 9:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.51 ft at 9:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.52 ft at 9:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.52 ft at 9:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.51 ft at 10:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.52 ft at 10:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.52 ft at 10:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.52 ft at 10:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.55 ft at 11:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.53 ft at 11:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.52 ft at 11:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.53 ft at 11:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.52 ft at 12:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.55 ft at 12:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.54 ft at 12:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.52 ft at 12:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.55 ft at 1:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.54 ft at 1:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.54 ft at 1:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.54 ft at 1:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.55 ft at 2:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.55 ft at 2:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.55 ft at 2:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.55 ft at 2:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.55 ft at 3:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.57 ft at 3:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.56 ft at 3:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.56 ft at 3:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.55 ft at 4:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.55 ft at 4:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.59 ft at 4:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.57 ft at 4:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.59 ft at 5:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.56 ft at 5:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.57 ft at 5:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.6 ft at 5:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.59 ft at 6:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.59 ft at 6:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.6 ft at 6:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.59 ft at 6:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.57 ft at 7:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.57 ft at 7:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.59 ft at 7:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.6 ft at 7:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.59 ft at 8:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.57 ft at 8:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.58 ft at 8:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.56 ft at 8:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.59 ft at 9:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.6 ft at 9:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.59 ft at 9:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.61 ft at 9:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.61 ft at 10:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.58 ft at 10:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.6 ft at 10:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.6 ft at 10:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.59 ft at 11:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.59 ft at 11:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.58 ft at 11:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.59 ft at 11:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.59 ft at 12:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.59 ft at 12:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.6 ft at 12:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.6 ft at 12:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.59 ft at 1:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.61 ft at 1:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.6 ft at 1:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.59 ft at 1:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.58 ft at 2:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.6 ft at 2:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.6 ft at 2:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.59 ft at 2:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.61 ft at 3:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.59 ft at 3:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.61 ft at 3:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.6 ft at 3:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.59 ft at 4:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.61 ft at 4:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.6 ft at 4:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.6 ft at 4:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.58 ft at 5:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.6 ft at 5:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.62 ft at 5:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.59 ft at 5:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.63 ft at 6:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.6 ft at 6:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.6 ft at 6:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.6 ft at 6:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.6 ft at 7:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.63 ft at 7:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.62 ft at 7:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.63 ft at 7:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.62 ft at 8:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.61 ft at 8:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.6 ft at 8:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.61 ft at 8:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.63 ft at 9:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.63 ft at 9:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.63 ft at 9:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.62 ft at 9:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.62 ft at 10:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.62 ft at 10:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.64 ft at 10:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.62 ft at 10:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.65 ft at 11:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.63 ft at 11:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.63 ft at 11:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.63 ft at 11:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.65 ft at 12:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.64 ft at 12:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.68 ft at 12:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.65 ft at 12:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.64 ft at 1:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.65 ft at 1:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.69 ft at 1:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.68 ft at 1:45PM Mar 28, 2024Forecast: 6.8 ft 8:00PM Mar 28, 2024Forecast: 6.9 ft 2:00AM Mar 29, 2024Highest Forecast: 7 ft 8:00AM Mar 29, 2024Highest Forecast: 7 ft 2:00PM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 6.9 ft 8:00PM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 6.7 ft 2:00AM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 6.6 ft 8:00AM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 6.5 ft 2:00PM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 6.4 ft 8:00PM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 6.2 ft 2:00AM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 6.1 ft 8:00AM Mar 31, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesWBRP1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (2:00PM Mar 28, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 10:10AM Mar 28)Latest observed value: 6.68 ft at 1:45 PM EDT 28-Mar-2024. Flood Stage is 22 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 30
Moderate Flood Stage: 28
Flood Stage: 22
Action Stage: 10
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 42.66 ft on 09/09/2011
(2) 40.91 ft on 06/24/1972
(3) 35.06 ft on 09/27/1975
(4) 34.96 ft on 09/19/2004
(5) 34.45 ft on 01/20/1996
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 22.51 ft on 12/19/2023 (P)
(2) 25.63 ft on 12/26/2020
(3) 28.77 ft on 08/15/2018
(4) 27.40 ft on 01/25/2018
(5) 22.83 ft on 01/24/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.

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48.1 Height of the instrument shelf. Inundation at this point will stop gauge from operating.
42.66 Record flood stage of September 9, 2011. Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee.
41 Maximum effective design of levee protection for the city of Wilkes-Barre. Levee height above this level may not provide protection.
40.9 Flood stage from Hurricane Agnes, June 24, 1972.
36 Nescopeck borough begins to flood.
35 Dundee area in Hanover Township begins to flood. US Route 11 in Edwardsville floods.
33 Mocanaqua begins to flood.
32 Main Street in Shickshinny floods.
31 Hollenback Park in Wilkes-Barre, Duryea and West Pittston are affected. The Brookside area begins to flood.
30 Major flooding begins. US Route 11 in Avondale is covered by flood water. Main Street in Shickshinny begins to flood. Flooding begins to affect areas of Wilkes-Barre upstream of North Street bridge, including the Court House.
29 US Route 11 in Shickshinny is closed. River Road in Port Blanchard and West Pittston begin to flood. PP&L Riverlands facilities begin to flood.
28 Moderate flooding begins. US Route 11 in West Nanticoke is closed. Canal Street in West Nanticoke begins to flood.
27 US Route 11 in West Nanticoke and River Road in Plainsville begin to flood.
24 Canal Street in Shickshinny and lowlands in Pittston begin to flood.
22 Minor flooding begins. Lowlands in Plainsville, Plymouth Flats, West Nanticoke and Shickshinny flood. Maximum effective design of levee protection in the City of Wilkes-Barre is 41 feet.
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Latitude: 41.252778° N, Longitude: 75.879167° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame
Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 22 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 510.86 ft 532.86 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 511.49 ft 533.49 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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