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West Branch Susquehanna River at Lock Haven Observed crest: 8.98 ft at 1:30am Nov 22 Observed: 8.95 ft at 8:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 8.95 ft at 9:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 8.95 ft at 9:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 8.96 ft at 9:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 8.96 ft at 9:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 8.96 ft at 10:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 8.96 ft at 10:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 8.96 ft at 10:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 8.96 ft at 10:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 8.97 ft at 11:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 8.97 ft at 11:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 8.97 ft at 11:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 8.97 ft at 11:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 8.97 ft at 12:00am Nov 22 Observed: 8.97 ft at 12:15am Nov 22 Observed: 8.97 ft at 12:30am Nov 22 Observed: 8.97 ft at 12:45am Nov 22 Observed: 8.97 ft at 1:00am Nov 22 Observed: 8.97 ft at 1:15am Nov 22 Observed: 8.98 ft at 1:30am Nov 22 Observed: 8.98 ft at 1:45am Nov 22 Observed: 8.98 ft at 2:00am Nov 22 Observed: 8.98 ft at 2:15am Nov 22 Observed: 8.98 ft at 2:30am Nov 22 Observed: 8.98 ft at 2:45am Nov 22 Observed: 8.98 ft at 3:00am Nov 22 Observed: 8.98 ft at 3:15am Nov 22 Observed: 8.98 ft at 3:30am Nov 22 Observed: 8.98 ft at 3:45am Nov 22 Observed: 8.97 ft at 4:00am Nov 22 Observed: 8.97 ft at 4:15am Nov 22 Observed: 8.97 ft at 4:30am Nov 22 Observed: 8.97 ft at 4:45am Nov 22 Observed: 8.97 ft at 5:00am Nov 22 Observed: 8.97 ft at 5:15am Nov 22 Observed: 8.97 ft at 5:30am Nov 22 Observed: 8.97 ft at 5:45am Nov 22 Observed: 8.97 ft at 6:00am Nov 22 Observed: 8.97 ft at 6:15am Nov 22 Observed: 8.97 ft at 6:30am Nov 22 Observed: 8.97 ft at 6:45am Nov 22 Observed: 8.97 ft at 7:00am Nov 22 Observed: 8.97 ft at 7:15am Nov 22 Observed: 8.97 ft at 7:30am Nov 22 Observed: 8.97 ft at 7:45am Nov 22 Observed: 8.97 ft at 8:00am Nov 22 Observed: 8.96 ft at 8:15am Nov 22 Observed: 8.96 ft at 8:30am Nov 22 Observed: 8.96 ft at 8:45am Nov 22 Observed: 8.96 ft at 9:00am Nov 22 Observed: 8.96 ft at 9:15am Nov 22 Observed: 8.96 ft at 9:30am Nov 22 Observed: 8.96 ft at 9:45am Nov 22 Observed: 8.96 ft at 10:00am Nov 22 Observed: 8.96 ft at 10:15am Nov 22 Observed: 8.96 ft at 10:30am Nov 22 Observed: 8.95 ft at 10:45am Nov 22 Observed: 8.95 ft at 11:00am Nov 22 Observed: 8.95 ft at 11:15am Nov 22 Observed: 8.95 ft at 11:30am Nov 22 Observed: 8.95 ft at 11:45am Nov 22 Observed: 8.95 ft at 12:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.94 ft at 12:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.94 ft at 12:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.94 ft at 12:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.94 ft at 1:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.94 ft at 1:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.94 ft at 1:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.93 ft at 1:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.93 ft at 2:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.93 ft at 2:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.93 ft at 2:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.93 ft at 2:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.93 ft at 3:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.93 ft at 3:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.93 ft at 3:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.93 ft at 3:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.92 ft at 4:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.92 ft at 4:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.92 ft at 4:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.92 ft at 4:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.92 ft at 5:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.92 ft at 5:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.92 ft at 5:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.91 ft at 5:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.91 ft at 6:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.91 ft at 6:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.91 ft at 6:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.91 ft at 6:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.91 ft at 7:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.91 ft at 7:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.91 ft at 7:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.91 ft at 7:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.9 ft at 8:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.9 ft at 8:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.9 ft at 8:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.9 ft at 8:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.9 ft at 9:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.9 ft at 9:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.9 ft at 9:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.9 ft at 9:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.9 ft at 10:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.9 ft at 10:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.9 ft at 10:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.89 ft at 10:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.89 ft at 11:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.89 ft at 11:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.89 ft at 11:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.89 ft at 11:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 8.89 ft at 12:00am Nov 23 Observed: 8.89 ft at 12:15am Nov 23 Observed: 8.89 ft at 12:30am Nov 23 Observed: 8.88 ft at 12:45am Nov 23 Observed: 8.88 ft at 1:00am Nov 23 Observed: 8.88 ft at 1:15am Nov 23 Observed: 8.88 ft at 1:30am Nov 23 Observed: 8.88 ft at 1:45am Nov 23 Observed: 8.88 ft at 2:00am Nov 23 Observed: 8.88 ft at 2:15am Nov 23 Observed: 8.88 ft at 2:30am Nov 23 Observed: 8.88 ft at 2:45am Nov 23 Observed: 8.88 ft at 3:00am Nov 23 Observed: 8.88 ft at 3:15am Nov 23 Observed: 8.87 ft at 3:30am Nov 23 Observed: 8.87 ft at 3:45am Nov 23 Observed: 8.87 ft at 4:00am Nov 23 Observed: 8.87 ft at 4:15am Nov 23 Observed: 8.87 ft at 4:30am Nov 23 Observed: 8.87 ft at 4:45am Nov 23 Observed: 8.87 ft at 5:00am Nov 23 Observed: 8.87 ft at 5:15am Nov 23 Observed: 8.86 ft at 5:30am Nov 23 Observed: 8.86 ft at 5:45am Nov 23 Observed: 8.86 ft at 6:00am Nov 23 Observed: 8.86 ft at 6:15am Nov 23 Observed: 8.86 ft at 6:30am Nov 23 Observed: 8.86 ft at 6:45am Nov 23 Observed: 8.86 ft at 7:00am Nov 23 Observed: 8.86 ft at 7:15am Nov 23 Observed: 8.85 ft at 7:30am Nov 23 Observed: 8.85 ft at 7:45am Nov 23 Observed: 8.85 ft at 8:00am Nov 23 Observed: 8.85 ft at 8:15am Nov 23 Observed: 8.85 ft at 8:30am Nov 23 Observed: 8.85 ft at 8:45am Nov 23 Observed: 8.85 ft at 9:00am Nov 23 Observed: 8.85 ft at 9:15am Nov 23 Observed: 8.85 ft at 9:30am Nov 23 Observed: 8.84 ft at 9:45am Nov 23 Observed: 8.84 ft at 10:00am Nov 23 Observed: 8.84 ft at 10:15am Nov 23 Observed: 8.84 ft at 10:30am Nov 23 Observed: 8.84 ft at 10:45am Nov 23 Observed: 8.84 ft at 11:00am Nov 23 Observed: 8.84 ft at 11:15am Nov 23 Observed: 8.84 ft at 11:30am Nov 23 Observed: 8.84 ft at 11:45am Nov 23 Observed: 8.83 ft at 12:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.83 ft at 12:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.84 ft at 12:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.83 ft at 12:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.83 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.83 ft at 1:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.83 ft at 1:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.83 ft at 1:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.83 ft at 2:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.83 ft at 2:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.83 ft at 2:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.83 ft at 2:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.82 ft at 3:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.82 ft at 3:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.82 ft at 3:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.82 ft at 3:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.82 ft at 3:46pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.82 ft at 4:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.82 ft at 4:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.82 ft at 4:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.82 ft at 4:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.82 ft at 5:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.82 ft at 5:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.82 ft at 5:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.82 ft at 5:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.82 ft at 6:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.82 ft at 6:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.82 ft at 6:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.82 ft at 6:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.82 ft at 7:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.81 ft at 7:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.81 ft at 7:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.81 ft at 7:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.81 ft at 8:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.81 ft at 8:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.81 ft at 8:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.81 ft at 8:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.81 ft at 9:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.81 ft at 9:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.81 ft at 9:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.81 ft at 9:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.81 ft at 10:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.81 ft at 10:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.81 ft at 10:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.81 ft at 10:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.81 ft at 11:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.81 ft at 11:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.81 ft at 11:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.81 ft at 11:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.81 ft at 12:00am Nov 24 Observed: 8.81 ft at 12:15am Nov 24 Observed: 8.81 ft at 12:30am Nov 24 Observed: 8.81 ft at 12:45am Nov 24 Observed: 8.81 ft at 1:00am Nov 24 Observed: 8.81 ft at 1:15am Nov 24 Observed: 8.81 ft at 1:30am Nov 24 Observed: 8.81 ft at 1:45am Nov 24 Observed: 8.81 ft at 2:00am Nov 24 Observed: 8.81 ft at 2:15am Nov 24 Observed: 8.8 ft at 2:30am Nov 24 Observed: 8.8 ft at 2:45am Nov 24 Observed: 8.8 ft at 3:00am Nov 24 Observed: 8.8 ft at 3:15am Nov 24 Observed: 8.8 ft at 3:30am Nov 24 Observed: 8.8 ft at 3:45am Nov 24 Observed: 8.8 ft at 4:00am Nov 24 Observed: 8.8 ft at 4:15am Nov 24 Observed: 8.8 ft at 4:30am Nov 24 Observed: 8.8 ft at 4:45am Nov 24 Observed: 8.8 ft at 5:00am Nov 24 Observed: 8.8 ft at 5:15am Nov 24 Observed: 8.79 ft at 5:30am Nov 24 Observed: 8.79 ft at 5:45am Nov 24 Observed: 8.79 ft at 6:00am Nov 24 Observed: 8.79 ft at 6:15am Nov 24 Observed: 8.79 ft at 6:30am Nov 24 Observed: 8.79 ft at 6:45am Nov 24 Observed: 8.78 ft at 7:00am Nov 24 Observed: 8.78 ft at 7:15am Nov 24 Observed: 8.78 ft at 7:30am Nov 24 Observed: 8.78 ft at 7:45am Nov 24 Observed: 8.78 ft at 8:00am Nov 24 Observed: 8.78 ft at 8:15am Nov 24 Observed: 8.78 ft at 8:30am Nov 24 Observed: 8.78 ft at 8:45am Nov 24 Observed: 8.78 ft at 9:00am Nov 24 Observed: 8.78 ft at 9:15am Nov 24 Observed: 8.77 ft at 9:30am Nov 24 Observed: 8.77 ft at 9:45am Nov 24 Observed: 8.77 ft at 10:00am Nov 24 Observed: 8.77 ft at 10:15am Nov 24 Observed: 8.77 ft at 10:30am Nov 24 Observed: 8.77 ft at 10:45am Nov 24 Observed: 8.77 ft at 11:00am Nov 24 Observed: 8.77 ft at 11:15am Nov 24 Observed: 8.77 ft at 11:30am Nov 24 Observed: 8.77 ft at 11:45am Nov 24 Observed: 8.76 ft at 12:00pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.76 ft at 12:15pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.76 ft at 12:30pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.76 ft at 12:45pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.76 ft at 1:00pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.76 ft at 1:15pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.76 ft at 1:30pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.76 ft at 1:45pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.76 ft at 2:00pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.76 ft at 2:15pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.76 ft at 2:30pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.76 ft at 2:45pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.76 ft at 3:00pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.76 ft at 3:15pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.76 ft at 3:30pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.76 ft at 3:45pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.76 ft at 4:00pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.76 ft at 4:15pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.76 ft at 4:30pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.75 ft at 4:45pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.75 ft at 5:00pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.76 ft at 5:15pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.76 ft at 5:30pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.76 ft at 5:45pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.76 ft at 6:00pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.75 ft at 6:15pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.75 ft at 6:30pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.75 ft at 6:45pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.75 ft at 7:00pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.75 ft at 7:15pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.75 ft at 7:30pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.75 ft at 7:45pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.75 ft at 8:00pm Nov 24 Observed: 8.75 ft at 8:15pm Nov 24 Forecast: 8.8 ft at 1:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 8.8 ft at 7:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 8.8 ft at 1:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 8.8 ft at 7:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 8.8 ft at 1:00pm Nov 25 Forecast: 8.8 ft at 7:00pm Nov 25 Forecast: 8.8 ft at 1:00am Nov 26 Forecast: 8.8 ft at 7:00am Nov 26 Graph Created (8:58pm Nov 24, 2009) Observed Forecast (issued 9:16am Nov 24) USGS--Water Resources of the United States LHVP1 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 534.50 Latest observed value: 8.75 ft at 8:15 PM EST 24-Nov-2009. Flood Stage is 21.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the West Branch Susquehanna River at Lock Haven are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:25
Moderate Flood Stage:23
Flood Stage:21
Action Stage:17

Historical Crests
(1) 32.30 ft on 03/18/1936
(2) 31.10 ft on 06/23/1972
(3) 29.80 ft on 06/01/1889
(4) 28.13 ft on 09/18/2004
(5) 27.61 ft on 11/26/1950
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Low Water Records
(1) 2.6 ft on 10/02/1941
(2) 5.1 ft on 09/02/1939

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27.0 Approximately 75 percent of Lock Haven would be inundated if the levee system was not in place.
25.0 Numerous homes and businesses would be flooded if the levee system was not in place.
23.0 Considerable flooding would occur if the levee system was not in place.
21.0 The right, or south bank overflows in areas not protected by the levee system.
19.0 River interests should monitor conditions for continued rising water levels.
17.0 River interests should monitor conditions for continued rising water levels. Historically, at these levels, homes downstream along the Antes Creek are affected.
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(1) looking upstream
(2) view of the gagehouse
(3) looking downstream

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Latitude: 41.138000° N, Longitude: 77.442000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 21 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 N/A N/A Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 534.5 ft 555.5 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other N/A N/A  

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