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Susquehanna River at Sunbury Observed crest: 9.6 ft at 10:15pm Feb 06 Observed: 9.59 ft at 9:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 9.59 ft at 10:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 9.6 ft at 10:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 9.6 ft at 10:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 9.6 ft at 10:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 9.6 ft at 11:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 9.6 ft at 11:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 9.6 ft at 11:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 9.6 ft at 11:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 9.6 ft at 12:00am Feb 7 Observed: 9.6 ft at 12:15am Feb 7 Observed: 9.6 ft at 12:30am Feb 7 Observed: 9.6 ft at 12:45am Feb 7 Observed: 9.6 ft at 1:00am Feb 7 Observed: 9.59 ft at 1:15am Feb 7 Observed: 9.59 ft at 1:30am Feb 7 Observed: 9.58 ft at 1:45am Feb 7 Observed: 9.58 ft at 2:00am Feb 7 Observed: 9.57 ft at 2:15am Feb 7 Observed: 9.57 ft at 2:30am Feb 7 Observed: 9.56 ft at 2:45am Feb 7 Observed: 9.56 ft at 3:00am Feb 7 Observed: 9.55 ft at 3:15am Feb 7 Observed: 9.54 ft at 3:30am Feb 7 Observed: 9.54 ft at 3:45am Feb 7 Observed: 9.53 ft at 4:00am Feb 7 Observed: 9.52 ft at 4:15am Feb 7 Observed: 9.51 ft at 4:30am Feb 7 Observed: 9.51 ft at 4:45am Feb 7 Observed: 9.51 ft at 4:46am Feb 7 Observed: 9.5 ft at 5:00am Feb 7 Observed: 9.5 ft at 5:15am Feb 7 Observed: 9.49 ft at 5:30am Feb 7 Observed: 9.48 ft at 5:45am Feb 7 Observed: 9.48 ft at 6:00am Feb 7 Observed: 9.47 ft at 6:15am Feb 7 Observed: 9.47 ft at 6:30am Feb 7 Observed: 9.46 ft at 6:45am Feb 7 Observed: 9.45 ft at 7:00am Feb 7 Observed: 9.45 ft at 7:15am Feb 7 Observed: 9.45 ft at 7:30am Feb 7 Observed: 9.44 ft at 7:45am Feb 7 Observed: 9.44 ft at 8:00am Feb 7 Observed: 9.43 ft at 8:15am Feb 7 Observed: 9.43 ft at 8:30am Feb 7 Observed: 9.43 ft at 8:45am Feb 7 Observed: 9.43 ft at 9:00am Feb 7 Observed: 9.42 ft at 9:15am Feb 7 Observed: 9.42 ft at 9:30am Feb 7 Observed: 9.43 ft at 9:45am Feb 7 Observed: 9.43 ft at 10:00am Feb 7 Observed: 9.44 ft at 10:15am Feb 7 Observed: 9.45 ft at 10:30am Feb 7 Observed: 9.45 ft at 10:45am Feb 7 Observed: 9.46 ft at 11:00am Feb 7 Observed: 9.47 ft at 11:15am Feb 7 Observed: 9.47 ft at 11:30am Feb 7 Observed: 9.47 ft at 11:45am Feb 7 Observed: 9.47 ft at 12:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.47 ft at 12:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.49 ft at 12:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.5 ft at 12:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.5 ft at 1:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.5 ft at 1:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.5 ft at 1:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.5 ft at 1:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.5 ft at 2:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.49 ft at 2:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.49 ft at 2:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.48 ft at 2:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.47 ft at 3:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.47 ft at 3:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.46 ft at 3:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.45 ft at 3:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.44 ft at 4:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.43 ft at 4:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.42 ft at 4:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.41 ft at 4:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.4 ft at 5:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.39 ft at 5:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.38 ft at 5:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.38 ft at 5:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.37 ft at 6:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.35 ft at 6:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.35 ft at 6:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.34 ft at 6:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.33 ft at 7:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.32 ft at 7:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.32 ft at 7:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.31 ft at 7:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.31 ft at 8:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.3 ft at 8:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.29 ft at 8:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.29 ft at 8:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.29 ft at 9:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.28 ft at 9:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.27 ft at 9:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.27 ft at 9:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.26 ft at 10:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.25 ft at 10:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.24 ft at 10:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.23 ft at 10:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.23 ft at 11:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.22 ft at 11:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.21 ft at 11:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.2 ft at 11:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.19 ft at 12:00am Feb 8 Observed: 9.18 ft at 12:15am Feb 8 Observed: 9.17 ft at 12:30am Feb 8 Observed: 9.15 ft at 12:45am Feb 8 Observed: 9.14 ft at 1:00am Feb 8 Observed: 9.13 ft at 1:15am Feb 8 Observed: 9.12 ft at 1:30am Feb 8 Observed: 9.11 ft at 1:45am Feb 8 Observed: 9.09 ft at 2:00am Feb 8 Observed: 9.08 ft at 2:15am Feb 8 Observed: 9.07 ft at 2:30am Feb 8 Observed: 9.06 ft at 2:45am Feb 8 Observed: 9.05 ft at 3:00am Feb 8 Observed: 9.04 ft at 3:15am Feb 8 Observed: 9.03 ft at 3:30am Feb 8 Observed: 9.02 ft at 3:45am Feb 8 Observed: 9.01 ft at 4:00am Feb 8 Observed: 9 ft at 4:15am Feb 8 Observed: 8.99 ft at 4:30am Feb 8 Observed: 8.98 ft at 4:45am Feb 8 Observed: 8.98 ft at 4:46am Feb 8 Observed: 8.97 ft at 5:00am Feb 8 Observed: 8.96 ft at 5:15am Feb 8 Observed: 8.95 ft at 5:30am Feb 8 Observed: 8.95 ft at 5:45am Feb 8 Observed: 8.94 ft at 6:00am Feb 8 Observed: 8.93 ft at 6:15am Feb 8 Observed: 8.92 ft at 6:30am Feb 8 Observed: 8.9 ft at 6:45am Feb 8 Observed: 8.89 ft at 7:00am Feb 8 Observed: 8.88 ft at 7:15am Feb 8 Observed: 8.86 ft at 7:30am Feb 8 Observed: 8.84 ft at 7:45am Feb 8 Observed: 8.83 ft at 8:00am Feb 8 Observed: 8.82 ft at 8:15am Feb 8 Observed: 8.81 ft at 8:30am Feb 8 Observed: 8.81 ft at 8:45am Feb 8 Observed: 8.81 ft at 9:00am Feb 8 Observed: 8.82 ft at 9:15am Feb 8 Observed: 8.83 ft at 9:30am Feb 8 Observed: 8.85 ft at 9:45am Feb 8 Observed: 8.86 ft at 10:00am Feb 8 Observed: 8.88 ft at 10:15am Feb 8 Observed: 8.9 ft at 10:30am Feb 8 Observed: 8.92 ft at 10:45am Feb 8 Observed: 8.95 ft at 11:00am Feb 8 Observed: 8.98 ft at 11:15am Feb 8 Observed: 9.01 ft at 11:30am Feb 8 Observed: 9.05 ft at 11:45am Feb 8 Observed: 9.09 ft at 12:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.12 ft at 12:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.15 ft at 12:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.17 ft at 12:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.19 ft at 1:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.2 ft at 1:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.21 ft at 1:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.21 ft at 1:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.22 ft at 2:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.22 ft at 2:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.22 ft at 2:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.22 ft at 2:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.22 ft at 3:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.22 ft at 3:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.22 ft at 3:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.21 ft at 3:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.21 ft at 4:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.2 ft at 4:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.2 ft at 4:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.19 ft at 4:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.19 ft at 5:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.19 ft at 5:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.18 ft at 5:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.18 ft at 5:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.17 ft at 6:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.17 ft at 6:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.17 ft at 6:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.17 ft at 6:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.17 ft at 7:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.17 ft at 7:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.17 ft at 7:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.17 ft at 7:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.17 ft at 8:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.17 ft at 8:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.17 ft at 8:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.18 ft at 8:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.18 ft at 9:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.18 ft at 9:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.18 ft at 9:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.17 ft at 9:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.17 ft at 10:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.17 ft at 10:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.17 ft at 10:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.16 ft at 10:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.16 ft at 11:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.16 ft at 11:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.15 ft at 11:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.15 ft at 11:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.14 ft at 12:00am Feb 9 Observed: 9.14 ft at 12:15am Feb 9 Observed: 9.13 ft at 12:30am Feb 9 Observed: 9.12 ft at 12:45am Feb 9 Observed: 9.12 ft at 1:00am Feb 9 Observed: 9.11 ft at 1:15am Feb 9 Observed: 9.11 ft at 1:30am Feb 9 Observed: 9.1 ft at 1:45am Feb 9 Observed: 9.09 ft at 2:00am Feb 9 Observed: 9.09 ft at 2:15am Feb 9 Observed: 9.08 ft at 2:30am Feb 9 Observed: 9.07 ft at 2:45am Feb 9 Observed: 9.06 ft at 3:00am Feb 9 Observed: 9.06 ft at 3:15am Feb 9 Observed: 9.05 ft at 3:30am Feb 9 Observed: 9.04 ft at 3:45am Feb 9 Observed: 9.03 ft at 4:00am Feb 9 Observed: 9.03 ft at 4:15am Feb 9 Observed: 9.02 ft at 4:30am Feb 9 Observed: 9.01 ft at 4:45am Feb 9 Observed: 9 ft at 5:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.99 ft at 5:15am Feb 9 Observed: 8.98 ft at 5:30am Feb 9 Observed: 8.97 ft at 5:45am Feb 9 Observed: 8.96 ft at 6:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.95 ft at 6:15am Feb 9 Observed: 8.94 ft at 6:30am Feb 9 Observed: 8.93 ft at 6:45am Feb 9 Observed: 8.92 ft at 7:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.91 ft at 7:15am Feb 9 Observed: 8.9 ft at 7:30am Feb 9 Observed: 8.89 ft at 7:45am Feb 9 Observed: 8.88 ft at 8:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.87 ft at 8:15am Feb 9 Observed: 8.85 ft at 8:30am Feb 9 Observed: 8.85 ft at 8:45am Feb 9 Observed: 8.84 ft at 9:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.83 ft at 9:15am Feb 9 Observed: 8.83 ft at 9:30am Feb 9 Observed: 8.83 ft at 9:45am Feb 9 Observed: 8.83 ft at 10:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.83 ft at 10:15am Feb 9 Observed: 8.84 ft at 10:30am Feb 9 Observed: 8.85 ft at 10:45am Feb 9 Observed: 8.86 ft at 11:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.87 ft at 11:15am Feb 9 Observed: 8.89 ft at 11:30am Feb 9 Observed: 8.9 ft at 11:45am Feb 9 Observed: 8.92 ft at 12:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.95 ft at 12:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.96 ft at 12:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.98 ft at 12:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.99 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 9 ft at 1:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.99 ft at 1:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.99 ft at 1:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.98 ft at 2:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.97 ft at 2:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.96 ft at 2:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.95 ft at 2:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.94 ft at 3:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.93 ft at 3:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.92 ft at 3:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.91 ft at 3:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.9 ft at 4:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.89 ft at 4:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.89 ft at 4:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.88 ft at 4:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.87 ft at 5:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.87 ft at 5:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.86 ft at 5:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.86 ft at 5:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.85 ft at 6:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.85 ft at 6:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.84 ft at 6:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.84 ft at 6:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.84 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.84 ft at 7:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.84 ft at 7:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.83 ft at 7:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.83 ft at 8:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.83 ft at 8:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.83 ft at 8:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.83 ft at 8:45pm Feb 9 Forecast: 8.99 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Forecast: 8.84 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Forecast: 8.8 ft at 1:00am Feb 10 Forecast: 8.78 ft at 7:00am Feb 10 Forecast: 8.76 ft at 1:00pm Feb 10 Forecast: 8.73 ft at 7:00pm Feb 10 Forecast: 8.7 ft at 1:00am Feb 11 Forecast: 8.66 ft at 7:00am Feb 11 Forecast: 8.61 ft at 1:00pm Feb 11 Forecast: 8.57 ft at 7:00pm Feb 11 Forecast: 8.53 ft at 1:00am Feb 12 Forecast: 8.5 ft at 7:00am Feb 12 Graph Created (9:57pm Feb 9, 2010) Observed Forecast (issued 9:34am Feb 9)  USGS--Water Resources of the United States SBYP1 (plotting HGIRG)   Gage 0  Datum: 408.60 Latest observed value: 8.83 ft at 8:45 PM EST 9-Feb-2010. Flood Stage is 24.0 ft.   Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:34
Moderate Flood Stage:26
Flood Stage:24
Action Stage:20

Historical Crests
(1) 35.80 ft on 06/24/1972
(2) 30.62 ft on 09/27/1975
(3) 30.44 ft on 09/19/2004
(4) 30.32 ft on 01/20/1996
(5) 27.52 ft on 03/07/1979
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Low Water Records
(1) 4.8 ft on 10/16/1971
(2) 5.2 ft on 08/06/1983
(3) 5.6 ft on 09/30/1980

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35.0 Widespread catastrophic flooding occurs in areas outside the flood wall and levee system. This is the design height of the flood protection works anround Sunbury.
34.0 Most areas adjacent to the river...which are not protected by the flood wall and levee system...are affected by high water. Catasrophic flooding occurs in some of these areas.
32.0 Widespread flooding occurs in areas not protected by the flood wall and levee system. Many homes and businesses are affected.
30.0 Widespread flooding occurs in areas not protected by the flood wall and levee system. Many homes and businesses are affected.
28.0 Widespread flooding occurs in areas not protected by the flood wall and levee system. Many homes and businesses are affected.
26.0 High water affects a number of homes and businesses in areas not protected by the flood wall and levee system.
24.0 Both banks overflow. Areas not protected by the flood wall and levee system are affected.
22.0 River interests are encouraged to monitor conditions for further rises.
20.0 River interests are encouraged to monitor conditions for further rises. Shilellimy State Park closed due to high water.
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(2) view of the gagehouse
(3) looking downstream

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