USGS · 01573560

SWATARA CREEK

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Swatara Creek near Hershey, PA

DERRY TOWNSHIP, PA40.2984°N, -76.6677°W Updated 57 min ago

FLOW RATE

141cfs

GAUGE HT

1.59ft

AIR TEMP

71°F

WIND

1mph SE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

141cfs 84.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 131–177 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

182cfs

PERIOD LOW

135cfs

RUNNABLE

94%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.59ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

71°

FRI

86°

70°

SAT

83°

69°

SUN

82°

64°

MON

81°

58°

TUE

85°

59°

WED

89°

66°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

77°

mild

77°

79°

81°

84°

86°

88°

87°

86°

80°

77°

78°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

72°

76°

79°

82°

84°

85°

84°

86°

84°

83°

84°

85°

73°

74°

72°

71°

70°

69°

70°

73°

75°

77°

80°

81°

83°

81°

82°

83°

80°

76°

73°

70°

69°

67°

66°

64°

66°

69°

72°

74°

76°

78°

80°

81°

82°

79°

78°

77°

73°

70°

68°

66°

65°

63°

62°

61°

60°

59°

58°

61°

65°

69°

72°

75°

77°

79°

80°

81°

80°

74°

71°

68°

66°

64°

62°

61°

60°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph S

G 10 mph

G10

SSW

WSW

G10

WNW

SSW

G11

G14

G15

SSE

G10

ENE

G12

G11

WSW

G12

G11

WSW

G10

SSW

G10

G12

WSW

G14

G13

WNW

G14

WNW

G15

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G32

G16

G12

G10

SSW

G11

WNW

G10

NNW

G13

G14

G19

NNE

G20

NNE

G10

NNE

G12

G11

ENE

G12

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

G12

G11

ESE

G12

ESE

G13

G14

ESE

ENE

NNE

ENE

ESE

WNW

WSW

G12

G15

SSE

G13

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

17%

11%

12%

19%

24%

32%

25%

41%

25%

13%

10%

49%

12%

17%

CLOUDS

cover %

76%

mostly

76%

31%

37%

100%

98%

72%

53%

100%

96%

97%

77%

100%

44%

58%

100%

16%

100%

94%

75%

100%

98%

100%

13%

78%

12%

100%

56%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1002

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:45 AM

SUNSET

08:38 PM

14H 53M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

30% illuminated

Station Location

40.2984, -76.6677

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-09 07:45 UTC

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