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CONESTOGA RIVER

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Conestoga River at Lancaster, PA

LANCASTER, PA40.0501°N, -76.2772°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

437cfs

GAUGE HT

3.98ft

AIR TEMP

84°F

WIND

2mph NE

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

437cfs 4.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 371–503 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,810cfs

PERIOD LOW

223cfs

RUNNABLE

12%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.98ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

85°

68°

MON

86°

65°

TUE

91°

65°

WED

96°

73°

THU

86°

68°

FRI

79°

57°

SAT

80°

55°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

80°

mild

80°

76°

73°

71°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

67°

69°

73°

77°

79°

81°

83°

84°

85°

86°

85°

82°

78°

75°

73°

71°

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69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

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75°

79°

82°

84°

87°

88°

89°

90°

91°

89°

85°

81°

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79°

77°

75°

74°

73°

75°

78°

82°

85°

87°

90°

92°

94°

95°

96°

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92°

88°

84°

82°

80°

78°

76°

72°

71°

69°

71°

74°

75°

76°

80°

84°

85°

86°

83°

79°

74°

71°

70°

68°

66°

63°

61°

60°

58°

57°

58°

63°

66°

69°

72°

74°

76°

77°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

9mph SSE

G 17 mph

G17

SSE

G17

SSE

G15

SSE

G14

G13

G11

SSE

NNE

ESE

SSE

SSW

SSE

G11

SSE

G14

SSE

G13

SSE

G13

SSE

G13

SSE

G14

G11

SSE

SSW

G10

WSW

G10

WSW

G10

WSW

G10

WSW

G11

G12

G13

G14

WSW

G16

G20

G23

SSW

G26

G29

G28

WSW

G26

WSW

G23

WSW

G20

G19

G17

G19

G23

G20

WNW

G16

WNW

G16

WNW

G15

WNW

G17

WNW

G18

WNW

G19

WSW

G20

WSW

G20

G22

G25

G13

NNW

G11

NNE

WNW

WSW

G10

WNW

G12

G13

WNW

G14

G16

G19

G21

WNW

G18

G22

WNW

G25

WNW

G24

G21

NNW

WNW

G15

G11

G10

G14

G11

G16

G15

G16

NNW

G17

NNW

G19

NNW

G18

NNW

G18

NNW

G17

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

12%

CLOUDS

cover %

69%

mostly

69%

19%

11%

18%

82%

68%

55%

43%

97%

53%

12%

13%

25%

19%

53%

86%

14%

19%

75%

68%

67%

25%

20%

100%

74%

15%

88%

12%

35%

100%

72%

13%

100%

89%

100%

60%

100%

60%

100%

41%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1011

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:46 AM

SUNSET

08:34 PM

14H 48M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

4% illuminated

Station Location

40.0501, -76.2772

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 18:15 UTC

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