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Juniata River at Lewistown Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 5.8 ft at 12:00PM Mar 25, 2024Highest Observation: 5.8 ft at 12:01PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 12:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 1:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 1:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 2:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 2:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 3:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 3:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 4:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 4:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.74 ft at 5:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.74 ft at 5:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.74 ft at 6:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.74 ft at 6:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.73 ft at 7:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.73 ft at 7:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.72 ft at 8:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.72 ft at 8:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.71 ft at 9:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.7 ft at 9:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.7 ft at 10:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.69 ft at 10:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.68 ft at 11:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.66 ft at 11:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.64 ft at 12:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.64 ft at 12:01AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.62 ft at 12:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.6 ft at 1:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.57 ft at 1:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.55 ft at 2:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.53 ft at 2:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.5 ft at 3:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.48 ft at 3:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 4:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.45 ft at 4:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.44 ft at 5:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.43 ft at 5:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.42 ft at 6:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.41 ft at 6:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.38 ft at 7:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.37 ft at 7:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.37 ft at 8:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.37 ft at 8:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.36 ft at 9:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.35 ft at 9:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.35 ft at 10:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.34 ft at 10:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.34 ft at 11:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.34 ft at 11:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.34 ft at 12:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.34 ft at 12:01PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.34 ft at 12:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.34 ft at 1:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.33 ft at 1:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.33 ft at 2:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.33 ft at 2:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.33 ft at 3:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.33 ft at 3:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.32 ft at 4:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.32 ft at 4:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.32 ft at 5:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.32 ft at 5:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.32 ft at 6:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.31 ft at 6:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.31 ft at 7:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.31 ft at 7:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.31 ft at 8:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.3 ft at 8:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.3 ft at 9:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.3 ft at 9:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.3 ft at 10:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.3 ft at 10:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.3 ft at 11:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.3 ft at 11:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.3 ft at 12:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.3 ft at 12:02AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.29 ft at 12:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.29 ft at 1:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.29 ft at 1:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.29 ft at 2:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.28 ft at 2:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.27 ft at 3:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.26 ft at 3:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.25 ft at 4:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.24 ft at 4:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 5:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 5:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 6:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 6:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 7:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 7:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 8:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 8:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 9:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 9:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 10:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 10:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 11:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 11:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 0.02 ft at 11:51AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 12:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 12:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 1:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 1:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 2:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 2:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 3:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 3:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 4:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 4:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 5:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 5:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 6:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 6:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 7:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 7:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.12 ft at 8:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.12 ft at 8:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.12 ft at 9:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.11 ft at 9:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 10:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 10:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 11:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 11:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 12:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 12:01AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 12:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 1:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 1:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 2:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 2:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 3:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 3:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 4:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 4:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 5:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 5:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 6:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 6:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 7:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 7:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 8:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 8:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 9:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 9:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 10:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 10:30AM Mar 28, 2024Highest Forecast: 5.1 ft 2:00PM Mar 28, 2024Highest Forecast: 5.1 ft 8:00PM Mar 28, 2024Highest Forecast: 5.1 ft 2:00AM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 5 ft 8:00AM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 4.9 ft 2:00PM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 4.9 ft 8:00PM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 4.9 ft 2:00AM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 4.9 ft 8:00AM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 4.9 ft 2:00PM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 4.9 ft 8:00PM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 4.9 ft 2:00AM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 4.9 ft 8:00AM Mar 31, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesLWSP1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (11:33AM Mar 28, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 10:10AM Mar 28)Latest observed value: 5.09 ft at 10:30 AM EDT 28-Mar-2024. Flood Stage is 23 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 28
Moderate Flood Stage: 27
Flood Stage: 23
Action Stage: 18
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 43.30 ft on 06/01/1889
(2) 43.00 ft on 03/18/1936
(3) 42.10 ft on 06/23/1972
(4) 32.00 ft on 11/26/1950
(5) 31.68 ft on 09/19/2004
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 23.00 ft on 09/11/2018
(2) 31.68 ft on 09/19/2004
(3) 23.60 ft on 11/08/1997
(4) 31.63 ft on 01/20/1996
(5) 21.34 ft on 03/26/1994
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 1.30 ft on 09/04/1968
(2) 1.30 ft on 07/18/1969
(3) 1.50 ft on 10/04/1948
(4) 1.70 ft on 10/31/1951
(5) 2.10 ft on 11/17/1971
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43.3 Flood of record from June 1889. FEMA 0.2% Annual Chance Flood Level (500-year flood).
34.5 FEMA 1% Annual Chance Flood Level (100-year flood). Widespread inundation occurs on both banks of the river. A large portion of Lewistown is affected by flood waters.
32 The right, or south bank begins to overflow. Expect water up to 6 feet deep in houses on West Elizabeth Street. Expect water up to 2 feet deep in houses on South Main Street.
31 FEMA 2% Annual Chance Flood Level (50-year flood).
30 Widespread inundation occurs in and around Lewistown. Water reaches South Main Street.
28 Considerable flood damage occurs to homes and businesses in and around lewistown.
27 Several homes on West Elizabeth Street will flood. Route 22 is also affected.
25 Basement flooding occurs in the low lying areas adjacent to the river and Kishacoquillas creek. Athletic fields will be inundated.
24.5 FEMA 10% Annual Chance Flood Level (10-year flood).
23 Basements of a few homes in the lowest lying areas will flood. Backwater on Kishacoquillas Creek will affect the athletic fields.
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(1) looking upstream
(2) view of the gagehouse
(3) looking downstream
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Latitude: 40.594444° N, Longitude: 77.582778° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame
Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 23 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 29 443.83 466.83 Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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