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WEST BRANCH

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West Branch Susquehanna River at Bower, PA

GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP, PA40.8970°N, -78.6769°W Updated 40 min ago

FLOW RATE

994cfs

GAUGE HT

6.49ft

AIR TEMP

66°F

WIND

3mph SSE

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

994cfs 386.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,216–1,644 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

2,110cfs

PERIOD LOW

994cfs

RUNNABLE

31%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

6.49ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

83°

65°

FRI

80°

68°

SAT

83°

64°

SUN

82°

58°

MON

82°

60°

TUE

85°

57°

WED

88°

64°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

75°

mild

75°

78°

79°

80°

81°

82°

83°

82°

83°

81°

78°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

70°

72°

75°

77°

78°

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78°

80°

73°

74°

75°

74°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

66°

68°

70°

72°

75°

80°

81°

83°

82°

80°

78°

73°

74°

72°

70°

68°

67°

64°

62°

60°

59°

58°

60°

65°

69°

73°

76°

79°

81°

82°

78°

82°

80°

77°

73°

71°

70°

68°

63°

62°

61°

60°

62°

66°

71°

74°

77°

79°

80°

82°

80°

77°

70°

67°

64°

62°

61°

60°

59°

58°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph SW

G 12 mph

G12

G11

WSW

G11

G14

WSW

G13

WSW

G12

WSW

G15

WSW

G15

WSW

G14

WSW

G18

G17

G13

G14

SSW

G13

G11

SSW

G14

G19

G22

WSW

G16

G14

WSW

G13

G14

WSW

G13

WSW

G11

WSW

G13

WSW

G13

G25

G11

NNW

G17

WSW

SSW

WSW

ENE

ESE

SSW

G11

ESE

G12

ENE

G20

G22

G21

G22

G23

G20

G19

NNE

G11

G10

ESE

G11

G16

G19

G21

G22

G17

ESE

G16

ESE

G22

ESE

G10

ESE

ENE

G11

G13

G12

G10

SSE

G12

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

10%

11%

13%

14%

10%

20%

17%

26%

16%

31%

34%

70%

28%

18%

30%

19%

CLOUDS

cover %

96%

overcast

96%

91%

98%

100%

72%

44%

34%

100%

24%

100%

84%

13%

55%

91%

79%

100%

86%

100%

76%

88%

100%

98%

100%

78%

79%

100%

30%

83%

100%

32%

26%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

971

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:51 AM

SUNSET

08:48 PM

14H 57M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

30% illuminated

Station Location

40.8970, -78.6769

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-09 08:00 UTC

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