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West Branch Susquehanna River at Karthaus Observed crest: 3.42 ft at 12:00am Feb 07 Observed: 3.41 ft at 10:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.4 ft at 10:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.39 ft at 11:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.4 ft at 11:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.42 ft at 12:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.4 ft at 12:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.42 ft at 1:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.42 ft at 1:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.39 ft at 1:46am Feb 7 Observed: 3.41 ft at 2:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.39 ft at 2:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.39 ft at 3:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.4 ft at 3:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.36 ft at 4:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.35 ft at 4:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.39 ft at 4:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.38 ft at 4:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.37 ft at 5:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.33 ft at 5:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.34 ft at 6:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.34 ft at 6:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.3 ft at 7:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.27 ft at 7:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.25 ft at 8:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.26 ft at 8:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.25 ft at 9:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.23 ft at 9:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.22 ft at 10:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.21 ft at 10:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.2 ft at 11:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.15 ft at 11:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.15 ft at 12:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.13 ft at 12:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.13 ft at 12:46pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.12 ft at 1:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.12 ft at 1:01pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.12 ft at 1:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.09 ft at 2:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.07 ft at 2:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.09 ft at 3:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.08 ft at 3:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.07 ft at 4:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.03 ft at 4:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.05 ft at 5:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.06 ft at 5:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.04 ft at 6:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.02 ft at 6:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3 ft at 7:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.01 ft at 7:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3 ft at 8:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.95 ft at 8:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.96 ft at 9:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.94 ft at 9:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.92 ft at 10:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.91 ft at 10:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.88 ft at 11:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.87 ft at 11:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.84 ft at 12:00am Feb 8 Observed: 2.87 ft at 12:30am Feb 8 Observed: 2.84 ft at 1:00am Feb 8 Observed: 2.91 ft at 1:30am Feb 8 Observed: 2.96 ft at 2:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.04 ft at 2:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.13 ft at 3:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.22 ft at 3:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.23 ft at 4:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.25 ft at 4:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.25 ft at 5:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.23 ft at 5:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.21 ft at 6:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.18 ft at 6:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.15 ft at 7:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.14 ft at 7:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.11 ft at 8:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.1 ft at 8:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.1 ft at 9:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.07 ft at 9:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.05 ft at 10:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3 ft at 10:30am Feb 8 Observed: 2.99 ft at 11:00am Feb 8 Observed: 2.96 ft at 11:30am Feb 8 Observed: 2.94 ft at 12:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.89 ft at 12:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.92 ft at 12:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.89 ft at 1:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.9 ft at 1:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.86 ft at 2:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.88 ft at 2:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.88 ft at 3:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.86 ft at 3:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.89 ft at 4:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.88 ft at 4:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.88 ft at 5:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.88 ft at 5:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.88 ft at 6:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.86 ft at 6:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.87 ft at 7:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.86 ft at 7:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.83 ft at 8:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.85 ft at 8:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.85 ft at 9:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.83 ft at 9:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.81 ft at 10:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.81 ft at 10:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.8 ft at 11:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.83 ft at 11:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.83 ft at 12:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.81 ft at 12:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.85 ft at 1:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.85 ft at 1:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.85 ft at 2:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.85 ft at 2:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.85 ft at 3:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.81 ft at 3:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.83 ft at 4:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.85 ft at 4:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.82 ft at 5:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.86 ft at 5:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.89 ft at 6:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.91 ft at 6:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.95 ft at 7:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.94 ft at 7:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.96 ft at 8:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.01 ft at 8:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.02 ft at 9:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.01 ft at 9:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.01 ft at 10:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.99 ft at 10:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.98 ft at 11:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.95 ft at 11:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.94 ft at 12:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.95 ft at 12:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.92 ft at 12:46pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.94 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.93 ft at 1:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.92 ft at 2:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.93 ft at 2:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.93 ft at 3:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.9 ft at 3:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.91 ft at 4:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.93 ft at 4:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.91 ft at 5:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.91 ft at 5:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.93 ft at 6:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.92 ft at 6:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.92 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.89 ft at 7:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.88 ft at 8:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.88 ft at 8:30pm Feb 9 Graph Created (9:57pm Feb 9, 2010) Observed USGS--Water Resources of the United States KARP1 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 830.60 Latest observed value: 2.88 ft at 8:30 PM EST 9-Feb-2010. Flood Stage is 19.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the West Branch Susquehanna River at Karthaus are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Upstream Gauge - at Hyde Upstream Gauge Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - at Renovo

Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:24
Moderate Flood Stage:22
Flood Stage:19
Action Stage:16

Historical Crests
(1) 24.50 ft on 03/18/1936
(2) 18.57 ft on 06/23/1972
(3) 15.98 ft on 03/10/1964
(4) 13.82 ft on 12/30/1942
(5) 13.41 ft on 01/19/1996

Low Water Records
(1) 0.4 ft on 09/26/1964
(2) 0.5 ft on 09/22/1955
(2) 0.5 ft on 09/30/1943
(4) 0.7 ft on 08/10/1966
(5) 0.8 ft on 08/17/1988

 West Branch Susquehanna River at Karthaus location map

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24.0 A number of homes are affected by high water.
22.0 Several homes in low lying areas near Mosquito Creek are affected.
19.0 The left, or west bank overflows.
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(1) looking upstream
(2) view of the gagehouse
(3) looking downstream

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