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Schuylkill River at Pottstown Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 3.81 ft at 2:15AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.81 ft at 2:30AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.81 ft at 2:45AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.81 ft at 3:00AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.81 ft at 3:15AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.8 ft at 3:30AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.8 ft at 3:45AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.8 ft at 4:00AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.8 ft at 4:15AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.8 ft at 4:30AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.8 ft at 4:45AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.8 ft at 5:00AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.79 ft at 5:15AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.79 ft at 5:30AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.79 ft at 5:45AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.79 ft at 6:00AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.78 ft at 6:15AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.79 ft at 6:30AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.78 ft at 6:45AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.78 ft at 7:00AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.78 ft at 7:15AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.78 ft at 7:30AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.77 ft at 7:45AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.77 ft at 8:00AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.77 ft at 8:15AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.77 ft at 8:30AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.77 ft at 8:45AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.77 ft at 9:00AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.77 ft at 9:15AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.76 ft at 10:30AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.75 ft at 10:45AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.75 ft at 11:00AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.75 ft at 11:15AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.75 ft at 11:30AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.75 ft at 11:45AM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.75 ft at 12:00PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.74 ft at 12:15PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.75 ft at 12:30PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.75 ft at 12:45PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.74 ft at 1:00PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.75 ft at 1:15PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.74 ft at 1:30PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.74 ft at 1:45PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.74 ft at 2:00PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.74 ft at 2:15PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.73 ft at 2:30PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.74 ft at 2:45PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.74 ft at 3:00PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.74 ft at 3:15PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.73 ft at 3:30PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.73 ft at 3:45PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.73 ft at 4:00PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.72 ft at 4:15PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.72 ft at 4:30PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.72 ft at 4:45PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.71 ft at 5:00PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.71 ft at 5:15PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.7 ft at 5:30PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.7 ft at 5:45PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.69 ft at 6:00PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.68 ft at 6:15PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.67 ft at 6:30PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.66 ft at 6:45PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.65 ft at 7:00PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.64 ft at 7:15PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.64 ft at 7:30PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.63 ft at 7:45PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.62 ft at 8:00PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.61 ft at 8:15PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.61 ft at 8:30PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.6 ft at 8:45PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.6 ft at 9:00PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.59 ft at 9:15PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.59 ft at 9:30PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.58 ft at 9:45PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.58 ft at 10:00PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.57 ft at 10:15PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.57 ft at 10:30PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.57 ft at 10:45PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.57 ft at 11:00PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.57 ft at 11:15PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.57 ft at 11:30PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.57 ft at 11:45PM Mar 19, 2019Observed: 3.56 ft at 12:00AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.56 ft at 12:15AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.56 ft at 12:30AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.56 ft at 12:45AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.56 ft at 1:00AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.55 ft at 1:15AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.55 ft at 1:30AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.55 ft at 1:45AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.55 ft at 2:00AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.55 ft at 2:15AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.54 ft at 2:30AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.55 ft at 2:45AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.54 ft at 3:00AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.53 ft at 3:15AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.54 ft at 3:30AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.54 ft at 3:45AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.53 ft at 4:00AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.54 ft at 4:15AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.53 ft at 4:30AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.53 ft at 4:45AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.53 ft at 5:00AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.53 ft at 5:15AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.53 ft at 5:30AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.53 ft at 5:45AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.52 ft at 6:00AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.52 ft at 6:15AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.52 ft at 6:30AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.52 ft at 6:45AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.52 ft at 7:00AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.52 ft at 7:15AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.52 ft at 7:30AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.51 ft at 7:45AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.51 ft at 8:00AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.51 ft at 8:15AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.51 ft at 8:30AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.51 ft at 8:45AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.5 ft at 9:00AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.5 ft at 9:15AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.5 ft at 9:30AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.5 ft at 9:45AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.5 ft at 10:00AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.5 ft at 10:15AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.5 ft at 10:30AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 10:45AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 11:00AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 11:15AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 11:30AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 11:45AM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 12:00PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 12:15PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 12:30PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 12:45PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 1:00PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 1:15PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 1:30PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 1:45PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 2:00PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 2:15PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 2:30PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 2:45PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 3:00PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 3:15PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.48 ft at 3:30PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.47 ft at 3:45PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.47 ft at 4:00PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.47 ft at 4:15PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.47 ft at 4:16PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.47 ft at 4:30PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.47 ft at 4:45PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.47 ft at 5:00PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.47 ft at 5:15PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.46 ft at 5:30PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.46 ft at 5:45PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.46 ft at 6:00PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.46 ft at 6:15PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.46 ft at 6:30PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.46 ft at 6:45PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.46 ft at 7:00PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.45 ft at 7:15PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.46 ft at 7:30PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.46 ft at 7:45PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.46 ft at 8:00PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.45 ft at 8:15PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.46 ft at 8:30PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.45 ft at 8:45PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.45 ft at 9:00PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.45 ft at 9:15PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.45 ft at 9:30PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.45 ft at 9:45PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 10:00PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 10:15PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 10:30PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 10:45PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 11:00PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.43 ft at 11:15PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.43 ft at 11:30PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.43 ft at 11:45PM Mar 20, 2019Observed: 3.43 ft at 12:00AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.43 ft at 12:15AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.43 ft at 12:30AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.43 ft at 12:45AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.43 ft at 1:00AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.43 ft at 1:15AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.42 ft at 1:30AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.43 ft at 1:45AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.42 ft at 2:00AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.42 ft at 2:15AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.42 ft at 2:30AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.42 ft at 2:45AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.42 ft at 3:00AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.42 ft at 3:15AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 3:30AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 3:45AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 4:00AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 4:15AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 4:17AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 4:30AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 4:45AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 5:00AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 5:15AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 5:30AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 5:45AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 6:00AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 6:15AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.39 ft at 6:30AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 6:45AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 7:00AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 7:15AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 7:30AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 7:45AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 8:00AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 8:15AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 8:30AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 8:45AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 9:00AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.4 ft at 9:15AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.41 ft at 10:15AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.42 ft at 10:30AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.43 ft at 10:45AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.44 ft at 11:00AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.45 ft at 11:15AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.46 ft at 11:30AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.47 ft at 11:45AM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.47 ft at 12:00PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.49 ft at 12:15PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.5 ft at 12:30PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.53 ft at 12:45PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.55 ft at 1:00PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.57 ft at 1:15PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.6 ft at 1:30PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.63 ft at 1:45PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.68 ft at 2:00PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.72 ft at 2:15PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.77 ft at 2:30PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.83 ft at 2:45PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.9 ft at 3:00PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 3.98 ft at 3:15PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 4.06 ft at 3:30PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 4.15 ft at 3:45PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 4.25 ft at 4:00PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 4.35 ft at 4:15PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 4.46 ft at 4:30PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 4.56 ft at 4:45PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 4.66 ft at 5:00PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 4.77 ft at 5:15PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 4.86 ft at 5:30PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 4.93 ft at 5:45PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 5.02 ft at 6:00PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 5.11 ft at 6:15PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 5.21 ft at 6:30PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 5.32 ft at 6:45PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 5.41 ft at 7:00PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 5.51 ft at 7:15PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 6.17 ft at 10:30PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 6.2 ft at 10:45PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 6.21 ft at 11:00PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 6.2 ft at 11:15PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 6.27 ft at 12:30AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.27 ft at 12:45AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.3 ft at 1:00AM Mar 22, 2019Highest Observation: 6.34 ft at 1:15AM Mar 22, 2019Forecast: 9.6 ft 8:00AM Mar 22, 2019Highest Forecast: 9.7 ft 2:00PM Mar 22, 2019Forecast: 9.2 ft 8:00PM Mar 22, 2019Forecast: 8.3 ft 2:00AM Mar 23, 2019Forecast: 7.4 ft 8:00AM Mar 23, 2019Forecast: 6.8 ft 2:00PM Mar 23, 2019Forecast: 6.4 ft 8:00PM Mar 23, 2019Forecast: 6 ft 2:00AM Mar 24, 2019Forecast: 5.7 ft 8:00AM Mar 24, 2019Forecast: 5.4 ft 2:00PM Mar 24, 2019Forecast: 5.2 ft 8:00PM Mar 24, 2019USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesPTNP1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (2:02AM Mar 22, 2019)ObservedForecast (issued 9:48PM Mar 21)Latest observed value: 6.34 ft at 1:15 AM EDT 22-Mar-2019. Flood Stage is 12.5 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Schuylkill River at Pottstown are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 22
Moderate Flood Stage: 18
Flood Stage: 12.5
Action Stage: 11
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 29.97 ft on 06/23/1972
(2) 21.00 ft on 02/28/1902
(3) 20.84 ft on 06/29/2006
(4) 20.15 ft on 05/23/1942
(5) 19.20 ft on 08/24/1933
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 12.94 ft on 08/14/2018
(2) 12.90 ft on 05/01/2014
(3) 18.27 ft on 09/09/2011
(4) 10.29 ft on 08/28/2011
(5) 14.13 ft on 03/12/2011
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.40 ft on 08/13/1930

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30 The control building at the Sewage Treatment Plant downstream of Pottstown is flooded.
28 The PA Route 100 bridge is closed.
25 The aeration tanks at the Sewage Treatment Plant downstream of Pottstown is flooded.
23 The railroad running along the river is flooded.
22 The Hanover Street bridge is closed.
20 Industrial Highway and the Keim Street bridge is closed. The Sewage Treatment Plant downstream of Pottstown begins to flood.
19 Businesses in Pottstwon begin to flood
18 Additional roads in Pottstown begin to flood.
13 Portions of PA Route 724 along the Berks/Chester county line are closed due to high water, specfically Union Township in Berks county and North Coventry Township in Chester county.
12.5 Portions of PA Route 724 along the Berks/Chester county line begin to flood, specifically Union Township in Berks county and North Coventry Township in Chester county.
11 Sewers in the Pottstown area, due to high and backwater effects, begin to flood.
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Latitude: 40.241667° N, Longitude: 75.651944° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 12.5 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 29 117.86 ft 130.36 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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