USGS · 01542500

WB SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

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WB Susquehanna River at Karthaus, PA

KARTHAUS TOWNSHIP, PA41.1176°N, -78.1089°W Updated 16 min ago

FLOW RATE

4,110cfs

GAUGE HT

4.45ft

WATER TEMP

23°F

AIR TEMP

69°F

WIND

1mph SSW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

4,110cfs 467.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 6,095–8,246 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

8,080cfs

PERIOD LOW

4,110cfs

RUNNABLE

73%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.45ft

Water Temperature

22.7°F

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

22.4in

≈ normal

22.37 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 23.29 in).

YTD Total

22.4in

This year so far

Normal to Date

23.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

19.0–29.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-4%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.95" · normal 3.08" (1.8–5.1)

Jan

Feb: 1.35" · normal 2.68" (1.4–4.3)

Feb

Mar: 4.51" · normal 3.73" (1.9–5.6)

Mar

Apr: 3.41" · normal 4.01" (2.5–6.4)

Apr

May: 4.11" · normal 4.41" (2.3–6.6)

May

Jun: 4.54" · normal 4.34" (2.2–6.4)

Jun

Jul: 1.50" (so far)· normal 3.57" (1.6–6.0)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.53" (2.0–5.0)

Aug

Sep: normal 4.20" (1.8–8.7)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.67" (1.8–5.6)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.24" (1.7–4.9)

Nov

Dec: normal 3.24" (2.0–4.5)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo04:44 AM

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Station Location

41.1176, -78.1089

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