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Swatara Creek near Hershey Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 4.67 ft at 12:45AM May 21, 2019Observed: 4.63 ft at 1:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 4.56 ft at 1:15AM May 21, 2019Observed: 4.52 ft at 1:30AM May 21, 2019Observed: 4.48 ft at 1:45AM May 21, 2019Observed: 4.43 ft at 2:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 4.4 ft at 2:15AM May 21, 2019Observed: 4.36 ft at 2:30AM May 21, 2019Observed: 4.31 ft at 2:45AM May 21, 2019Observed: 4.29 ft at 3:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 4.26 ft at 3:15AM May 21, 2019Observed: 4.23 ft at 3:30AM May 21, 2019Observed: 4.2 ft at 3:45AM May 21, 2019Observed: 4.17 ft at 4:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 4.16 ft at 4:15AM May 21, 2019Observed: 4.13 ft at 4:30AM May 21, 2019Observed: 4.11 ft at 4:45AM May 21, 2019Observed: 4.09 ft at 5:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 4.07 ft at 5:15AM May 21, 2019Observed: 4.04 ft at 5:30AM May 21, 2019Observed: 4.02 ft at 5:45AM May 21, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 6:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.99 ft at 6:15AM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.96 ft at 6:30AM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.96 ft at 6:45AM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.95 ft at 7:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.93 ft at 7:15AM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.92 ft at 7:30AM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.91 ft at 7:45AM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.89 ft at 8:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.88 ft at 8:15AM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.86 ft at 8:30AM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.85 ft at 8:45AM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.63 ft at 3:00PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.63 ft at 3:15PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.61 ft at 3:30PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.61 ft at 3:45PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.6 ft at 4:00PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.6 ft at 4:15PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.58 ft at 4:30PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.58 ft at 4:45PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.57 ft at 5:00PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.57 ft at 5:15PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.56 ft at 5:30PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.55 ft at 5:45PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.55 ft at 6:00PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.54 ft at 6:15PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.54 ft at 6:30PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.53 ft at 6:45PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.52 ft at 7:00PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.52 ft at 7:15PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.51 ft at 7:30PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.5 ft at 7:45PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.5 ft at 8:00PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 8:15PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 8:30PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 8:45PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.47 ft at 9:00PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.47 ft at 9:15PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.46 ft at 9:30PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.45 ft at 9:45PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.45 ft at 10:00PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 10:15PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 10:30PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.43 ft at 10:45PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.43 ft at 11:00PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.42 ft at 11:15PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 11:30PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 11:45PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 12:00AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.39 ft at 12:15AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.39 ft at 12:30AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.39 ft at 12:45AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.38 ft at 1:00AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.39 ft at 1:15AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.37 ft at 1:30AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.36 ft at 1:45AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.36 ft at 2:00AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.36 ft at 2:15AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.35 ft at 2:30AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.35 ft at 2:45AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.35 ft at 3:00AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.34 ft at 3:15AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.33 ft at 3:30AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.33 ft at 3:45AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.33 ft at 4:00AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.33 ft at 4:15AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.32 ft at 4:30AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.31 ft at 4:45AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.31 ft at 5:00AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.3 ft at 5:15AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.3 ft at 5:30AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.29 ft at 5:45AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.29 ft at 6:00AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.28 ft at 6:15AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.28 ft at 6:30AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.28 ft at 6:45AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.28 ft at 7:00AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.27 ft at 7:15AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.27 ft at 7:30AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.26 ft at 7:45AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.26 ft at 8:00AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.26 ft at 8:15AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.26 ft at 8:30AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.25 ft at 8:45AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.25 ft at 9:00AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.25 ft at 9:15AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.24 ft at 9:30AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.23 ft at 9:45AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.24 ft at 10:00AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.23 ft at 10:15AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.23 ft at 10:30AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.22 ft at 10:45AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.22 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.22 ft at 11:15AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.22 ft at 11:30AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.21 ft at 11:45AM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.21 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.21 ft at 12:15PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.2 ft at 12:30PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.2 ft at 12:45PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.2 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.2 ft at 1:15PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.19 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.19 ft at 1:45PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.19 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.18 ft at 2:15PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.18 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.18 ft at 2:45PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.18 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.18 ft at 3:15PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.17 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.17 ft at 3:45PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.16 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.16 ft at 4:15PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.16 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.16 ft at 4:45PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:15PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:45PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.14 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.14 ft at 6:15PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.14 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.13 ft at 6:45PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.13 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.13 ft at 7:15PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.12 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.12 ft at 7:45PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.12 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.12 ft at 8:15PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.11 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.11 ft at 8:45PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.11 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.1 ft at 9:15PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.1 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.1 ft at 9:45PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.09 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.09 ft at 10:15PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.09 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.08 ft at 10:45PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.08 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.08 ft at 11:15PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.07 ft at 11:30PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.07 ft at 11:45PM May 22, 2019Observed: 3.06 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3.07 ft at 12:15AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3.06 ft at 12:30AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3.06 ft at 12:45AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3.06 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3.05 ft at 1:15AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3.05 ft at 1:30AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3.05 ft at 1:45AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3.05 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3.05 ft at 2:15AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3.04 ft at 2:30AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3.04 ft at 2:45AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3.04 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3.04 ft at 3:15AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3.03 ft at 3:30AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3.03 ft at 3:45AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3.03 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3.03 ft at 4:15AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3.02 ft at 4:30AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3.02 ft at 4:45AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3.02 ft at 5:00AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3.01 ft at 5:15AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3.01 ft at 5:30AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3.01 ft at 5:45AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3.01 ft at 6:00AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3.01 ft at 6:15AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3.01 ft at 6:30AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3 ft at 6:45AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3 ft at 7:15AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3 ft at 7:30AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3 ft at 7:45AM May 23, 2019Observed: 3 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.99 ft at 8:15AM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.99 ft at 8:30AM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.99 ft at 8:45AM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.99 ft at 9:00AM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.98 ft at 9:15AM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.98 ft at 9:30AM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.98 ft at 9:45AM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.98 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.97 ft at 10:15AM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.97 ft at 10:30AM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.97 ft at 10:45AM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.97 ft at 11:00AM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.97 ft at 11:15AM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.97 ft at 11:30AM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.96 ft at 11:45AM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.96 ft at 12:00PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.96 ft at 12:15PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.96 ft at 12:30PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.96 ft at 12:45PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.95 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.95 ft at 1:15PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.95 ft at 1:30PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.95 ft at 1:45PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.95 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.95 ft at 2:15PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.94 ft at 2:30PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.94 ft at 2:45PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.94 ft at 3:00PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.94 ft at 3:15PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.94 ft at 3:30PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.94 ft at 3:45PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.94 ft at 4:00PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.93 ft at 4:15PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.93 ft at 4:30PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.93 ft at 4:45PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.93 ft at 5:00PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.93 ft at 5:15PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.93 ft at 5:30PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.93 ft at 5:45PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.92 ft at 6:00PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.92 ft at 6:15PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.92 ft at 6:30PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.92 ft at 6:45PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.92 ft at 7:00PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.92 ft at 7:15PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.92 ft at 7:30PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.92 ft at 7:45PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.92 ft at 8:00PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.92 ft at 8:15PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.92 ft at 8:30PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.92 ft at 8:45PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.92 ft at 9:00PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.92 ft at 9:15PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.92 ft at 9:30PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.92 ft at 9:45PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.93 ft at 10:00PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.92 ft at 10:15PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.93 ft at 10:30PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.93 ft at 10:45PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.92 ft at 11:00PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.92 ft at 11:15PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.93 ft at 11:30PM May 23, 2019Observed: 2.93 ft at 11:45PM May 23, 2019Forecast: 3.2 ft 2:00AM May 24, 2019Forecast: 3.4 ft 8:00AM May 24, 2019Highest Forecast: 3.5 ft 2:00PM May 24, 2019Forecast: 3.4 ft 8:00PM May 24, 2019Forecast: 3.2 ft 2:00AM May 25, 2019Forecast: 3.1 ft 8:00AM May 25, 2019Forecast: 3 ft 2:00PM May 25, 2019Forecast: 2.9 ft 8:00PM May 25, 2019Forecast: 2.9 ft 2:00AM May 26, 2019Forecast: 2.8 ft 8:00AM May 26, 2019USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesHERP1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (12:32AM May 24, 2019)ObservedForecast (issued 9:19AM May 23)Latest observed value: 2.93 ft at 11:45 PM EDT 23-May-2019. Flood Stage is 7 ft
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Datum: NGVD29
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Swatara Creek near Hershey are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 14
Moderate Flood Stage: 10
Flood Stage: 7
Action Stage: 6
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 26.80 ft on 09/08/2011
(2) 17.08 ft on 07/26/2018
(3) 16.12 ft on 06/29/2006
(4) 15.36 ft on 09/27/1975
(5) 14.43 ft on 01/25/1979
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 7.14 ft on 04/16/2019
(2) 9.24 ft on 08/14/2018
(3) 17.08 ft on 07/26/2018
(4) 7.30 ft on 06/29/2018
(5) 7.33 ft on 01/24/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 1.20 ft on 07/14/1983
(2) 1.40 ft on 09/15/1980
(3) 1.40 ft on 08/15/1987
(4) 1.44 ft on 09/12/1977
(5) 1.44 ft on 07/17/1988

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27 FEMA 0.2% Annual Chance Flood Level (500-year flood).
26.8 Flood of record from the flooding in September, 2011. Maximum recordable gage height (stage sensor operational limit). Water levels above this stage will not be reported in real time.
20 FEMA 1% Annual Chance Flood Level (100-year flood).
18 Flood waters begin to reach the Route 39 Bridge (Hershey Road) northwest of Hershey. FEMA 2% Annual Chance Flood Level (50-year flood).
16 Numerous homes adjacent to the creek are affected by high water.
14 Numerous homes adjacent to the creek are affected by high water.
12 High water affects several homes upstream of the Route 39 bridge. FEMA 10% Annual Chance Flood Level (10-year flood).
10 A few homes adjacent to the creek upstream of the Route 39 bridge flood.
8 The right, or north bank overflows. Several roads are affected.
7 The right, or north bank begins to overflow. Several roadways upstream of the gage are affected by high water.
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(1) looking upstream
(2) view of the gagehouse
(3) looking downstream
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Latitude: 40.298333° N, Longitude: 76.668056° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 7 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 29 325.94 332.94 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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