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(214 km).
0.5 91 (1.9 km) upstrees from assunptnk Creek, and at site 114 5 044!141t 47t4.. 9,741 at' (17,590 k98).
V4?tR.SISCHARit etC0401 Ptet00 SF 9tC^RO...Februery 1911 to current year.
isse helsit recorts collected in t%ts vteinity since 1934 are contained in reports of t wie 1302.
vestwer servlee.
9tVt9ED MCoPSS...NSP tit t - 3retnage area. WSP 1302t 1913 21 WSe 1342t 1924, 1929 140t...Veter. stage recorder.
1stum 7.71 ft (2.16% 41 ht4%er.Oatum of gate is itational Coodotte Vertteal Datum of 1929.
bridge at site 100 ft (t$2 m) downstream. 1913, to Set. 2,1929, nonr ecoritng tage on downstree9#rter to Sept. ]$,1949, at Feb. 25, Rt*44rt..1 ster.$1seMerge records 4004 side of Mighway
' low retutsted by Lates Wallenpaupack and Mopetcoat, and by e peeton, Can tributary stres9s.
m tige, ?oronto, C1tff Laae, Weverstnk, r
and Wild Creek e e
, SwintLag s9eller reservotes.
sservotra (see Selaware ptver Bests, Delaware and #
Canal (see ielaware PLver Sast., 11 versions 9Steerston from Pepeeton, Cannonsville, and Neverstnk reservotre 191 ani I
9eservoirs end to 4Vt94*T S!y of Treiton for muntelpal supply (see Delaware 91 var 9asta, diversions). Water diverted just above stat arttan and ett 9CM4#1t...'1 years,11.6?! f t'/s (131.5 m'/s),
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g ttTstwt3 FOR Pr9 ton $F tt:0t$...ws 1 mum discharge.
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(4.tti m) from hign. water eark in gate Mouse 329,000 f t /s (9,320 m'/s) Aug. 20, 1915, elevation, 24.60 ft 8
1.160 f t'/s (13.4 m'/s) Cet. 31,19d),from rating curve estended above 230,000 f t'/s (9.910 m'/ sit
- gtntmum, elevation 7.25 ft (2.213 m).
not inetutet.
ttfetur$ *UTS!3t etR!oO of 4FC090... Flood of Det.11, Flow in Delaware and farttan Canal Geo4ette vertteel Datum of 1929, discharge estteste1, 295,000 f t'/s (9.311 e'/s),1901, reached an elevotton of abo 5
11.0 f t (911 al 9ettonal Soodotte Vertteel Satum of 1929, w ar. 9, 1904, estmus elevation einee 1941, w
(tTRtwr3 FOR CUR #tif Yr49... Peak disetterges above base of 10,000 ft'/s (1 420 e'/ )from floodmerk (lee jam).
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3CHUTLE!LL RIVER BA312 111 01474500 SCHUYLKILL RIVER AT PHILADELPHIA. PA (National stream quality accounting network station)
LOCATION.--Lat 39'S8'00*. long 75'11'20". Philadelphia County. Hydrologic Unit 02040203 on right bank 150 f t (48 m) upstream from Fairmount Dam.1.500 f t (457 m) upstream from Sprias Garden Street artdge. la Ph11adelphia, and 8.7 at (14.0 ta) upstream f rom south. Water-quality saapting site 1.8 mi (2.8 km) upstresa.
DRAINAGE AREA.--1,893 mi e (4.903 ka ).
8 SATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS PERIOD OF RECORD.** September 1931 to current year. Records for Jasuary 1898 to December 1912 published la 93P 35
- 48. SS. 82. 97. 123, 188, 202. 241, 281, 301. 381 have been found to be uaro11able and should not be used.
REVISED RECORDS.--BSP 758: Drataage area. 93P 1302: 1938(M). SSP 1432: 1945. See ateo PERIOD OF RECORD.
GAGE.** Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage le S.74 ft (1.750 m) National Geodetic Vertteal Datus of 1929. Prior to Nov. 2S.1958, water-stage recorder at ette os right bank just upstream from Fairmount Dam at ease datus.
Nov. 28,1938, to Oct. 8,1988, water-stage recorder at ette on lef t bank 40 f t (12 m) upstream from Fairmount Dam at same datua.
RIKARKS.--Records good escept for periods of steeleg record, which are fair. Some regulat10e by reservotre above e
stattoa. Records of daint discharge do not austelpal water supply.
tactude dlverstos above station by city of Philadelphia for AVERAGE DISCHARGE.**S1 years 2.933 fle/s (83.00 a /s). 20.99 ta/yr (S33 as/yr), adjusted for diversioa.
s EXTREME 3 FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maalaus discharge. 103,000 ft'/s (2.920 m8/s) June 23. 1972 gage height, 14.6S ft (4.485 m); no flow over das at times; elataum datly. 0.8 f t'/o (0.02 a'/s) Sept. 2,1988.
s EETREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of Oct. 4. 1889, reached a stage of 17.0 f t ( 5.18 m ), discharge.
135.000 ft*/s (3,820 a*/s), f rom raties esteeded above 48.000 f t'/s (1300 a'/s).
Flood of Mar. 1, 1902 reached a stage of 14.8 f t (4 311 m) discharge. 98.000 f t'/s (2.780 m /s).
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EXTREMES FOR CURRENT TEAR..= Peak discharges above base of 10,000 f t /s ($10 a8/s) and assinua (*):
8 Dnecharge Cage height Discharge Gage belght i
Date Time (ft'/s) 8 (m /s)
(ft)
(a)
Date Time (fte/s) (m /s)
(ft)
(a) e Jan. S 0200 23800 874 9.25 2.819 June 17 1345
- 34900 988
- 10.23 3.118 Feb.
4 0330 24900 705 9.35 2.850 Mislaus discharge.183 f t /s (4.82 a /s) Oct. 17 gage belght. S.81 ft (1.710 m).
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DISCMARGE. IN CUSIC FEET PER SECOND. WATER YEAR OCT03ER 1981 70 SEPTEMSER 1982 g
MEAN VALUES DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FES KAR APR KA Y JUN JUL A00 SEP 1
273 1030 850 1890 3480 1840 2830 3400 SIGO 4S10 L200 927 2
492 927 3040 3370 5050 1800 2810 3200 12500 3370 1100 980 3
570 800 3180 2880 12900 1840 2500 3130 8540 2990 1000 1850 e/.
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470 739 2210 9010 18800 1920 11400 2950 8400 4280 980 1200
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S 395 709 1830 15300 9830 1880 9210 2880
$820 3950 940 1C80 8
323 980 8420 8870 8990 1840 7170 2480
$850 2990 000 898 8
7 300 1200 1240 8480 4830 2330 8000 2290 7410 2720 850 800 8
328 1270 1870 4890 4150 C430 4300 2160 8870 2880 820 789 9
3St 99 3 1240 3510 3850 4S10 3730 2040 SS40 2480 2500 739 10 291 831 1170 2830 3900 3370 3500 1980 4480 2100 4300 709 11 299 800 1030 1880 3040 2880 3700
!?80 37$0 1800 3500 709 12 301 780 831 1500 2120 2880 4000 1850 3410 1950 2700 879 13 270 789 789 1400 1980 3810 4100 1810 4480 2500 2330 GS0 e
14 347 Ses 800 1350 1840 4310 4000 1870 12800 1900 1800 588 IS 237
$88 1920 1300 1780 4100 3900 1420 7410 17So 1480 SSS e
18 243 927 3000 1250 2210 3800 3400 1350 Sato 1800 1310 SSS 17 189 1030 2$00 1300 2810 38S0 3300 1370 24200 1400 1870 SSS IS 293 1000 1800 1850 2990 4800 3e00 1200
!!I00 1800 1080 849 IS 844 883 1580 1100 2600 3430 3500 1170 8870 1400 Ilfo 850 20 417 831 1080 1000 3320 3750 3300 1240 643(
1500 1100 709 al 381 993 927 1030 2990 3810 3130 1500 4S10 1700 f80 709 22 358 1080 1030 1000 3370 3410 29SO 1480 3000 1450 1030 739 23 389 927 1800 990 3220 3I30 2720 1780 3580 1300 927 838 24 804 fas 3080 985 3130 2770 2580 2040 3410 3200 1850 895 e
25 803 709 2370 980 3000 2$90 2500 2080 2900
!!0c 1850 883 28 872 709 1980 970 2430 23$0 2400 1800 2550 1000 1780 709 27 822 709 1850 980 2210 2SSG 4300 1500 2370 980 1800 1480 28 2150 888 1810 980 1980 3480 8800 1540 2480 1800 1240 1730 29 3090 819 1850 950 2120 4400 3320 4100 2200 1080 1540
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7074L 18240 2$388 Sl287 82256 180840 93040 824970 87880 189080 84s80 48237 28893 ufA4 SAS 848 1854 26S3 4381 2001 tied 2183 8303 2004 lost see M48 2180 1370 3000 IS300 18400 8430 18830 8210 24200 4110 4300 1730 Ul9 189 Ses 860 927 1780 1800 L500 1170 2370 980 820 SS8 284 28 5 208 277 270 383 347 249 287 378 259 244 e
utAtt 883 litt 1936 2930 4SSI 3244 4443 2433 4580 2382 1788 1831 CF8MI
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CAL 78 1981 to7AL S$4801 utAN 1620 NAt 13200 MIN 888 MfANl 1812 CPSWI
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! 87R TR 1982 707AL D09244 WEAN 3491 NA 2 24200 WIN 889 MIANI 2774 Cf8W1 1.47 INI 19.78
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River Basins by John W. Buchanan Volume 3.
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01570500 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT HARRISBURG, PA (National stream-quality accouettag setsork station)
LOCATION.--La t 40'15'17", loss 76'53'11". Dauphin County, Hydrologic Unit 02050305, os east bank of City Island, 60 f t (18 m) dossstream from Market Street Bridge, 3,670 f t (1 20 m) upstream from saattary dam, to Harrisburg, and 1.7 mi (2.7 km) upstream f rom Pastoa Creek. Water quality sampling site 600 f t (183 m) epatream.
8 DRAINAGE AREA.--24,100 m18 (62,400 km ), approsisately.
WAfgR-DISCHARGE RECORDS PgR10D OF RECORD.--October 1890 to currest year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 711:
1929. W5P 1502:
1891-1923, 1926(M), 1928. WSP 1702: 1953 (total runof f La taches),
1958 (1957 calesdar year mesa discharge).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete-stab control. Datus of gage to 290.01 f t (88.395 m) Nattoodl Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
Prior to Oct. 1, 1928 nonrecording sage at Walnut Street Bridge, and Oct. 1, 1928 ta Aug. 31, 1975, recording gage at site 3,170 ft (966 m) dosastream, all gases at same datum.
REMARES.--Water-discharge records good except those for sinter periods which are fair. Flow s11thtly regulated '
8 15 flood-control reservoirs. which have a combined capacity of 1,571,000 acro-f t (1.94 km ).
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AVER /GE DISCHARGE.--02 years 34,390 fts/s (974 a / ),
19.38 in/yr (492 mm/yr).
s EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge. 1.020,000 fts/s (28,900 m /s) June 24, 1972, sage height.
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32.57 ft (9.927 m), from floodmark; minimum, 1.600 fts/s (45.3 m /s) Nov. 29, 1930, result of freezeup.
8 Minimum daily discharge since construction of sanitary dam and not af fected by freezeup, 1.700 ft /s (48.1 a /s) Sept. 18, 1964; minimum gage height, 1.83 ft (0.558 m) Sept. 13, 1964.
s EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum stage kaosa during period 1786 to 1890, 26.8 ft ( 8.17 m ) a t Walnut Street Sridge June 2, 1889, discharge, 654,000 ft*/s (18,500 m /s).
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8 EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Peak discharges above base of 180,000 ft /s (3,100 m /s) and maximum (*):
I Discharge Gage height Discharge Gage heigh s
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Date Time (ftsf,3 ge /s)
(ft) (a)
Date Time (ft /s) (m /s) (ft) (a) j h
Feb. 5 ice Jan
- 17.64 5.377 June 7 2200
- 197000 5580 12.50 3.82 Minimum discharge, 4,040 f tsj, ggg4 s/s) Sept. 18, 19, 20, gage height.3.04 f t (0.927 m).
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND. WATER YEAR OCTO8ER 1981 TO SEPTEMBER 1982 M E AN V ALUES DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SE 1
9200 78500 18800 23500 15000 26600 67000 28000 42100 26800 10300 54C 2
8390 56700 18900 24100 18000 27200 79300 26100 41800 50400 13300 54C t
i 3
7870 44300 19700 24900 45000 26800 105000 24000 48200 41600 11100 53C k
4 8600 38400 20400 26800- 120000 24900 122000 21800 58600 35500 9700 SSC 5
11900 32500 20700 41300 105000 23400 131000 20400 66800 29700 8790 56C l
6 11700 29000 21800 59900 90000 22900 118000 19400 121000 26100 8160 S5C 7
12400 27200 21900 67800 78000 24000 99700 1810n 187000 24000 7560 54f 8
13300 26100 21200 62700 64000 22900 82400 17400 174000 20400 7440 53(
9 14000 26600 20200 52600 54000 22000 70200 17100 123000 18100 8160 51t 10 14300 27000 20000 43000 45000 20400 61600 16800 92100 15900 9440 491 11 16900 25700 20000 30000 40000 19300 58000 18600 74100 15000 11200 48:
12 19800 23900 19000 25000 37000 24300 57800 20200 62600 13800 11800 46!
13 19400 22200 19000 20000 33000 46100 58000 20400 55300 14700 9840 45t 14 16600 20700 18000 17000 31000 78900 58200 18900 67200 13900 8530 43f 15 14500 19300 17800 15000 30000 143000 58200 17800 64800 13800 7680 421 16 13200 18400 17600 14500 30000 151000 57600 17100 55700 12600 7090 42C 17 12100 18500 17500 14000 31000 134000 56100 15300 52400 10500 6870 41:
18 11100 25300 17300 14000 34000 123000 59600 14300 53300 8790 6540 411 19 10500 38100 16000 14500 38000 113000 69800 13800 50600 11100 6320 404 20 10000 33700 13000 16000 42000 112000 70200 13200 54700 10800 6100 4 11 s
lll 21 9890 30000 12000 17000 42000 110000 65800 13300 43800 10800 6000 42(
22 9280 29800 11500 17000 41400 111000 57800 14200 37100 12900 5700 4 21 1
23 9450 32700 11000 16000 40500 123000 50100 14300 32100 13100 5500 44 24 9040 31600 12000 16000 42000 122000 44800 15600 28300 12100 5500 48:
25 9670 28700 21100 15000 42500 108000 40500 20600 25300 11100 6000 49 26 10200 26200 38800 14500 38200 106000 37300 30300 23200 12400 6430 49:
27 11200 24000 42000 14000 32100 133000 34100 32900 21800 10800 7090 54(
28 24900 22000 36000 14000 28900 147000 34700 31900 20100 8530 7200 68i 29 71100 20300 30200 14000 122000 32500 30500 19300 8790 6100 75e 30 131000 19100 28000 13500 92100 29900 35700 21100 9440 5600 7 01 41000 8530 5500 24600 14000 74300 31 113000 l /s TOTAL 664490 896500 645700 771600 1287600 2434100 1967200 659000 1817400 531980 242540 1512t MEAN 21440 29880 20830 24890 45990 78520 65570 21260 60580 17160 7824 50
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MAX 131060 78500 42000 67800 120000 151000 131000 41000 187000 50400 13300 7 54 MIN 7870 18400 11000 13500 15000 19300 29900 13200 19300 8530 5500 40-l CFSM
.89 1.24
.86 1.03 1.91 3.26 2.72
.88 2.51
.71
.33 j
IN.
1.03 1.38 1.00 1.19 1.99 3.76 3.04 1.02 2.81
.82
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CAL TR 1981 TOTAL 9894070 MEAN 27110 MAX 27400G MIN 4140 CFSM 1.13 IN 15.27 WTR TR 1982 TOTAL 12069390 MEAN 93070 MAX 187000 MIN 4040 CFSM 1.37 IN 18.63 I.