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West Branch Susquehanna River at Milton Observed crest: 3.17 ft at 4:45am Nov 22 Observed: 2.67 ft at 7:45am Nov 21 Observed: 2.66 ft at 8:00am Nov 21 Observed: 2.66 ft at 8:15am Nov 21 Observed: 2.66 ft at 8:30am Nov 21 Observed: 2.66 ft at 8:45am Nov 21 Observed: 2.65 ft at 9:00am Nov 21 Observed: 2.66 ft at 9:15am Nov 21 Observed: 2.65 ft at 9:30am Nov 21 Observed: 2.65 ft at 9:45am Nov 21 Observed: 2.65 ft at 10:00am Nov 21 Observed: 2.66 ft at 10:15am Nov 21 Observed: 2.64 ft at 10:30am Nov 21 Observed: 2.64 ft at 10:45am Nov 21 Observed: 2.63 ft at 11:00am Nov 21 Observed: 2.65 ft at 11:15am Nov 21 Observed: 2.65 ft at 11:30am Nov 21 Observed: 2.66 ft at 11:45am Nov 21 Observed: 2.66 ft at 12:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.66 ft at 12:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.67 ft at 12:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.67 ft at 12:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.67 ft at 1:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.68 ft at 1:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.68 ft at 1:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.69 ft at 1:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.69 ft at 2:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.7 ft at 2:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.71 ft at 2:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.71 ft at 2:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.73 ft at 3:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.74 ft at 3:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.74 ft at 3:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.76 ft at 3:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.77 ft at 4:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.77 ft at 4:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.79 ft at 4:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.8 ft at 4:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.82 ft at 5:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.84 ft at 5:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.84 ft at 5:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.86 ft at 5:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.86 ft at 6:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.88 ft at 6:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.89 ft at 6:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.91 ft at 6:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.92 ft at 7:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.94 ft at 7:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.95 ft at 7:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.96 ft at 7:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.97 ft at 8:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.98 ft at 8:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3 ft at 8:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.01 ft at 8:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.02 ft at 9:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.04 ft at 9:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.03 ft at 9:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.05 ft at 9:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.05 ft at 10:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.07 ft at 10:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.07 ft at 10:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.08 ft at 10:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.08 ft at 11:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.09 ft at 11:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.09 ft at 11:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.11 ft at 11:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.11 ft at 12:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.12 ft at 12:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.12 ft at 12:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.13 ft at 12:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.12 ft at 1:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.14 ft at 1:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.13 ft at 1:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.14 ft at 1:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.14 ft at 2:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.15 ft at 2:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.14 ft at 2:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.15 ft at 2:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.15 ft at 3:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.16 ft at 3:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.15 ft at 3:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.16 ft at 3:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.16 ft at 4:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.16 ft at 4:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.16 ft at 4:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.17 ft at 4:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.16 ft at 5:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.16 ft at 5:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.16 ft at 5:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.16 ft at 5:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.16 ft at 6:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.16 ft at 6:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.15 ft at 6:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.15 ft at 6:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.14 ft at 7:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.15 ft at 7:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.14 ft at 7:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.15 ft at 7:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.13 ft at 8:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.14 ft at 8:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.13 ft at 8:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.14 ft at 8:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.13 ft at 9:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.13 ft at 9:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.12 ft at 9:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.13 ft at 9:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.12 ft at 10:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.12 ft at 10:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.12 ft at 10:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.12 ft at 10:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.12 ft at 11:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.12 ft at 11:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.12 ft at 11:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.11 ft at 11:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.11 ft at 12:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.11 ft at 12:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.09 ft at 1:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.09 ft at 1:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.09 ft at 1:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.08 ft at 2:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.09 ft at 2:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.08 ft at 2:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.08 ft at 2:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.07 ft at 3:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.08 ft at 3:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.08 ft at 3:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.08 ft at 3:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.07 ft at 4:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.08 ft at 4:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.07 ft at 4:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.08 ft at 4:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.07 ft at 5:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.07 ft at 5:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.07 ft at 5:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.07 ft at 5:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.07 ft at 6:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.07 ft at 6:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.07 ft at 6:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.07 ft at 6:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.06 ft at 7:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.07 ft at 7:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.07 ft at 7:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.06 ft at 7:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.06 ft at 8:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.06 ft at 8:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.06 ft at 8:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.07 ft at 8:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.06 ft at 9:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.07 ft at 9:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.05 ft at 9:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.06 ft at 9:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.06 ft at 10:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.06 ft at 10:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.05 ft at 10:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.06 ft at 10:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.06 ft at 11:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.06 ft at 11:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.05 ft at 11:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.06 ft at 11:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.05 ft at 12:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.05 ft at 12:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.05 ft at 12:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.05 ft at 12:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.04 ft at 1:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.05 ft at 1:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.04 ft at 1:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.04 ft at 1:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.04 ft at 2:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.04 ft at 2:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.04 ft at 2:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.04 ft at 2:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.04 ft at 3:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.03 ft at 3:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.03 ft at 3:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.03 ft at 3:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.03 ft at 4:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.03 ft at 4:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.03 ft at 4:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.02 ft at 4:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.02 ft at 5:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.02 ft at 5:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.01 ft at 5:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.01 ft at 5:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.01 ft at 6:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3 ft at 6:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3 ft at 6:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.01 ft at 6:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3 ft at 7:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.01 ft at 7:15am Nov 23 Observed: 2.99 ft at 7:30am Nov 23 Observed: 2.99 ft at 7:45am Nov 23 Observed: 2.99 ft at 8:00am Nov 23 Observed: 2.99 ft at 8:15am Nov 23 Observed: 2.98 ft at 8:30am Nov 23 Observed: 2.98 ft at 8:45am Nov 23 Observed: 2.98 ft at 9:00am Nov 23 Observed: 2.98 ft at 9:15am Nov 23 Observed: 2.97 ft at 9:30am Nov 23 Observed: 2.98 ft at 9:45am Nov 23 Observed: 2.96 ft at 10:00am Nov 23 Observed: 2.97 ft at 10:15am Nov 23 Observed: 2.96 ft at 10:30am Nov 23 Observed: 2.96 ft at 10:45am Nov 23 Observed: 2.96 ft at 11:00am Nov 23 Observed: 2.96 ft at 11:15am Nov 23 Observed: 2.96 ft at 11:30am Nov 23 Observed: 2.95 ft at 11:45am Nov 23 Observed: 2.95 ft at 12:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.95 ft at 12:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.94 ft at 12:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.94 ft at 12:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.94 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.93 ft at 1:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.93 ft at 1:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.93 ft at 1:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.93 ft at 2:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.93 ft at 2:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.92 ft at 2:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.92 ft at 2:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.92 ft at 3:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.91 ft at 3:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.91 ft at 3:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.91 ft at 3:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.91 ft at 4:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.91 ft at 4:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.9 ft at 4:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.9 ft at 4:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.9 ft at 5:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.9 ft at 5:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.89 ft at 5:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.89 ft at 5:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.89 ft at 6:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.89 ft at 6:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.88 ft at 6:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.88 ft at 6:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.88 ft at 7:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.88 ft at 7:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.87 ft at 7:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.88 ft at 7:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.87 ft at 8:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.87 ft at 8:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.86 ft at 8:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.87 ft at 8:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.86 ft at 9:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.87 ft at 9:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.87 ft at 9:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.86 ft at 9:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.86 ft at 10:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.86 ft at 10:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.86 ft at 10:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.86 ft at 10:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.86 ft at 11:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.85 ft at 11:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.86 ft at 11:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.86 ft at 11:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.85 ft at 12:00am Nov 24 Observed: 2.85 ft at 12:15am Nov 24 Observed: 2.85 ft at 12:30am Nov 24 Observed: 2.85 ft at 12:45am Nov 24 Observed: 2.84 ft at 1:00am Nov 24 Observed: 2.85 ft at 1:15am Nov 24 Observed: 2.83 ft at 1:30am Nov 24 Observed: 2.84 ft at 1:45am Nov 24 Observed: 2.84 ft at 2:00am Nov 24 Observed: 2.84 ft at 2:15am Nov 24 Observed: 2.83 ft at 2:30am Nov 24 Observed: 2.83 ft at 2:45am Nov 24 Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:00am Nov 24 Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:15am Nov 24 Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:30am Nov 24 Observed: 2.82 ft at 3:45am Nov 24 Observed: 2.82 ft at 4:00am Nov 24 Observed: 2.83 ft at 4:15am Nov 24 Observed: 2.82 ft at 4:30am Nov 24 Observed: 2.82 ft at 4:45am Nov 24 Observed: 2.82 ft at 5:00am Nov 24 Observed: 2.82 ft at 5:15am Nov 24 Observed: 2.81 ft at 5:30am Nov 24 Observed: 2.81 ft at 5:45am Nov 24 Observed: 2.81 ft at 6:00am Nov 24 Observed: 2.81 ft at 6:15am Nov 24 Observed: 2.81 ft at 6:30am Nov 24 Graph Created (7:59am Nov 24, 2009) Observed USGS--Water Resources of the United States ILTP1 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 434.00 Latest observed value: 2.81 ft at 6:30 AM EST 24-Nov-2009. Flood Stage is 19.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the West Branch Susquehanna River at Milton are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:25
Moderate Flood Stage:22
Flood Stage:19
Action Stage:16

Historical Crests
(1) 34.55 ft on 06/24/1972
(2) 34.07 ft on 03/18/1936
(3) 31.10 ft on 06/01/1889
(4) 30.43 ft on 05/29/1946
(5) 29.50 ft on 09/27/1975
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West Branch Susquehanna River at Milton location map

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34.0 Water level reaches the intersection of Arch and First Streets. Most of Milton is affected by high water.
33.0 Most of the borough of Milton is affected by high water.
32.0 The Milton Municipal building floods.
30.0 Many homes on both banks are affected by high water.
28.0 Numerous homes in Milton and West Milton are affected by high water.
25.0 Numerous homes in Milton and West Milton will flood. High water affects the American Foods Plant in Milton.
22.0 Homes on South Water Street in Milton are flooded.
21.0 River Road in West Milton floods. Low lying areas in Milton are inundated.
19.0 River Road on the right...or west bank in West Milton floods. The left bank overflows in the vicinity of Milton.
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Latitude: 41.019000° N, Longitude: 76.865000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 19 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 29 434 ft 453 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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