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Schuylkill River at Philadelphia Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 6.27 ft at 4:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 5:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 5:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 6:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 6:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 7:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 7:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.26 ft at 8:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.25 ft at 8:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.24 ft at 9:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.23 ft at 9:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.23 ft at 10:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.22 ft at 10:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.22 ft at 11:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.21 ft at 11:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 6.21 ft at 12:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.21 ft at 12:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.21 ft at 1:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.21 ft at 1:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 2:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.21 ft at 2:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.21 ft at 3:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.21 ft at 3:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 4:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 4:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 5:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 5:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 6:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 6:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 7:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.21 ft at 7:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.21 ft at 8:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.21 ft at 8:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 9:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.21 ft at 9:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.21 ft at 10:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.21 ft at 10:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.21 ft at 11:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.21 ft at 11:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.21 ft at 12:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 12:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 1:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 1:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.21 ft at 2:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.21 ft at 2:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.21 ft at 3:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 3:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.21 ft at 4:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 4:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.19 ft at 5:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 5:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 6:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.19 ft at 6:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 7:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 7:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 8:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.19 ft at 8:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.18 ft at 9:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.17 ft at 9:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.17 ft at 10:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.17 ft at 10:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.17 ft at 11:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.17 ft at 11:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 6.17 ft at 12:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.16 ft at 12:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.17 ft at 1:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.17 ft at 1:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.17 ft at 2:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.17 ft at 2:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.17 ft at 3:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.18 ft at 3:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.18 ft at 4:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.18 ft at 4:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.18 ft at 5:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.19 ft at 5:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.19 ft at 6:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.19 ft at 6:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.19 ft at 7:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.19 ft at 7:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.19 ft at 8:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.18 ft at 8:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.19 ft at 9:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.19 ft at 9:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.19 ft at 10:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.19 ft at 10:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.18 ft at 11:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.19 ft at 11:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.19 ft at 12:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.19 ft at 12:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 1:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 1:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 2:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 2:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 3:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 3:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 4:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.19 ft at 4:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.19 ft at 5:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.19 ft at 5:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.19 ft at 6:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.19 ft at 6:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.19 ft at 7:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.19 ft at 7:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.19 ft at 8:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.18 ft at 8:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.17 ft at 9:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.17 ft at 9:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.16 ft at 10:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.16 ft at 10:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.16 ft at 11:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.16 ft at 11:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 6.15 ft at 12:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 6.16 ft at 12:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 6.16 ft at 1:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 6.16 ft at 1:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 6.16 ft at 2:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 6.16 ft at 2:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 6.16 ft at 3:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 6.16 ft at 3:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 6.17 ft at 4:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 6.17 ft at 4:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 6.17 ft at 5:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 6.18 ft at 5:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 6.18 ft at 6:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 6.18 ft at 6:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 6.17 ft at 7:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 6.18 ft at 7:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 6.17 ft at 8:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 6.17 ft at 8:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 6.18 ft at 9:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 6.18 ft at 9:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 6.18 ft at 10:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 6.18 ft at 10:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 11:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 6.18 ft at 11:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 6.19 ft at 12:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 6.19 ft at 12:30PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 1:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 1:30PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 2:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 2:30PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 3:00PM Mar 23, 2023Forecast: 6.3 ft 8:00PM Mar 23, 2023Forecast: 6.3 ft 2:00AM Mar 24, 2023Forecast: 6.4 ft 8:00AM Mar 24, 2023Forecast: 6.4 ft 2:00PM Mar 24, 2023Forecast: 6.4 ft 8:00PM Mar 24, 2023Forecast: 6.4 ft 2:00AM Mar 25, 2023Forecast: 6.4 ft 8:00AM Mar 25, 2023Forecast: 6.5 ft 2:00PM Mar 25, 2023Forecast: 6.6 ft 8:00PM Mar 25, 2023Forecast: 6.6 ft 2:00AM Mar 26, 2023Highest Forecast: 6.7 ft 8:00AM Mar 26, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesPADP1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (4:18PM Mar 23, 2023)ObservedForecast (issued 9:50AM Mar 23)Latest observed value: 6.2 ft at 3:00 PM EDT 23-Mar-2023. Flood Stage is 11 ft
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Upstream Gauge - at Norristown Upstream Gauge Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - near Philadelphia near 30th Street
Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 15.5
Moderate Flood Stage: 13
Flood Stage: 11
Action Stage: 10
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 17.00 ft on 10/04/1869
(2) 16.35 ft on 09/02/2021
(3) 14.80 ft on 03/01/1902
(4) 14.70 ft on 08/24/1933
(5) 14.65 ft on 06/23/1972
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 16.35 ft on 09/02/2021
(2) 11.01 ft on 12/25/2020
(3) 13.28 ft on 08/05/2020
(4) 11.58 ft on 07/12/2019
(5) 13.91 ft on 05/01/2014
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 5.40 ft on 09/02/1966
(2) 5.50 ft on 07/29/1965

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16 First floor apartments and businesses on Main Street in Manayunk are completely submerged between Shurs Lane and Green Lane. Ridge Avenue floods.
13 Main Street in Manayunk is closed from Ridge Avenue to Leverington Street.
12 Main Street in Manayunk floods in the area of Shurs Lane.
11.5 Route 1 off ramp to Ridge Avenue is flooded and closed. MLK Drive is flooded and closed between Greenland Drive and Montgomery Drive.
11 Kelly Drive is flooded and closed between Hunting Park Avenue and Falls Bridge. The Flat Rock area is flooded.
10.4 Kelly Drive is flooded and closed between North Ferry Road and Falls Bridge.
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Latitude: 39.967778° N, Longitude: 75.188889° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 11 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 5.74 ft 16.74 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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