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Schuylkill River at Pottstown Observed crest: 2.85 ft at 12:15am Feb 07 Observed: 2.84 ft at 9:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 2.84 ft at 10:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 2.84 ft at 10:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 2.84 ft at 10:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 2.84 ft at 10:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 2.84 ft at 11:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 2.84 ft at 11:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 2.84 ft at 11:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 2.84 ft at 11:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 2.84 ft at 12:00am Feb 7 Observed: 2.85 ft at 12:15am Feb 7 Observed: 2.84 ft at 12:30am Feb 7 Observed: 2.84 ft at 12:45am Feb 7 Observed: 2.84 ft at 1:00am Feb 7 Observed: 2.84 ft at 1:15am Feb 7 Observed: 2.84 ft at 1:30am Feb 7 Observed: 2.84 ft at 1:45am Feb 7 Observed: 2.84 ft at 2:00am Feb 7 Observed: 2.84 ft at 2:15am Feb 7 Observed: 2.83 ft at 2:30am Feb 7 Observed: 2.83 ft at 2:45am Feb 7 Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:00am Feb 7 Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:15am Feb 7 Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:30am Feb 7 Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:31am Feb 7 Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:45am Feb 7 Observed: 2.82 ft at 4:00am Feb 7 Observed: 2.82 ft at 4:15am Feb 7 Observed: 2.82 ft at 4:30am Feb 7 Observed: 2.82 ft at 4:45am Feb 7 Observed: 2.81 ft at 5:00am Feb 7 Observed: 2.81 ft at 5:15am Feb 7 Observed: 2.8 ft at 5:30am Feb 7 Observed: 2.8 ft at 5:45am Feb 7 Observed: 2.8 ft at 6:00am Feb 7 Observed: 2.79 ft at 6:15am Feb 7 Observed: 2.79 ft at 6:30am Feb 7 Observed: 2.78 ft at 6:45am Feb 7 Observed: 2.78 ft at 7:00am Feb 7 Observed: 2.77 ft at 7:15am Feb 7 Observed: 2.77 ft at 7:30am Feb 7 Observed: 2.76 ft at 7:45am Feb 7 Observed: 2.76 ft at 8:00am Feb 7 Observed: 2.75 ft at 8:15am Feb 7 Observed: 2.75 ft at 8:30am Feb 7 Observed: 2.74 ft at 8:45am Feb 7 Observed: 2.74 ft at 9:00am Feb 7 Observed: 2.73 ft at 9:15am Feb 7 Observed: 2.73 ft at 9:30am Feb 7 Observed: 2.72 ft at 9:45am Feb 7 Observed: 2.72 ft at 10:00am Feb 7 Observed: 2.72 ft at 10:15am Feb 7 Observed: 2.72 ft at 10:30am Feb 7 Observed: 2.71 ft at 10:45am Feb 7 Observed: 2.71 ft at 11:00am Feb 7 Observed: 2.71 ft at 11:15am Feb 7 Observed: 2.71 ft at 11:30am Feb 7 Observed: 2.7 ft at 11:45am Feb 7 Observed: 2.71 ft at 12:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.7 ft at 12:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.71 ft at 12:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.71 ft at 12:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.72 ft at 1:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.72 ft at 1:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.72 ft at 1:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.73 ft at 1:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.73 ft at 2:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.74 ft at 2:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.74 ft at 2:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.75 ft at 2:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.76 ft at 3:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.76 ft at 3:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.76 ft at 3:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.76 ft at 3:31pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.76 ft at 3:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.76 ft at 4:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.76 ft at 4:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.76 ft at 4:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.76 ft at 4:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.76 ft at 5:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.75 ft at 5:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.75 ft at 5:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.74 ft at 5:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.74 ft at 6:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.73 ft at 6:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.73 ft at 6:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.72 ft at 6:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.72 ft at 7:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.72 ft at 7:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.71 ft at 7:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.71 ft at 7:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.7 ft at 8:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.7 ft at 8:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.69 ft at 8:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.69 ft at 8:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.69 ft at 9:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.68 ft at 9:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.68 ft at 9:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.68 ft at 9:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.68 ft at 10:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.68 ft at 10:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.68 ft at 10:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.68 ft at 10:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.68 ft at 11:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.68 ft at 11:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.67 ft at 11:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.67 ft at 11:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.67 ft at 12:00am Feb 8 Observed: 2.67 ft at 12:15am Feb 8 Observed: 2.66 ft at 12:30am Feb 8 Observed: 2.66 ft at 12:45am Feb 8 Observed: 2.66 ft at 1:00am Feb 8 Observed: 2.65 ft at 1:15am Feb 8 Observed: 2.65 ft at 1:30am Feb 8 Observed: 2.65 ft at 1:45am Feb 8 Observed: 2.64 ft at 2:00am Feb 8 Observed: 2.64 ft at 2:15am Feb 8 Observed: 2.64 ft at 2:30am Feb 8 Observed: 2.64 ft at 2:45am Feb 8 Observed: 2.64 ft at 3:00am Feb 8 Observed: 2.64 ft at 3:15am Feb 8 Observed: 2.64 ft at 3:30am Feb 8 Observed: 2.64 ft at 3:31am Feb 8 Observed: 2.64 ft at 3:45am Feb 8 Observed: 2.64 ft at 4:00am Feb 8 Observed: 2.64 ft at 4:15am Feb 8 Observed: 2.64 ft at 4:30am Feb 8 Observed: 2.64 ft at 4:45am Feb 8 Observed: 2.63 ft at 5:00am Feb 8 Observed: 2.63 ft at 5:15am Feb 8 Observed: 2.63 ft at 5:30am Feb 8 Observed: 2.63 ft at 5:45am Feb 8 Observed: 2.63 ft at 6:00am Feb 8 Observed: 2.63 ft at 6:15am Feb 8 Observed: 2.63 ft at 6:30am Feb 8 Observed: 2.63 ft at 6:45am Feb 8 Observed: 2.63 ft at 7:00am Feb 8 Observed: 2.63 ft at 7:15am Feb 8 Observed: 2.63 ft at 7:30am Feb 8 Observed: 2.63 ft at 7:45am Feb 8 Observed: 2.63 ft at 8:00am Feb 8 Observed: 2.63 ft at 8:15am Feb 8 Observed: 2.63 ft at 8:30am Feb 8 Observed: 2.62 ft at 8:45am Feb 8 Observed: 2.62 ft at 9:00am Feb 8 Observed: 2.62 ft at 9:15am Feb 8 Observed: 2.62 ft at 9:30am Feb 8 Observed: 2.61 ft at 9:45am Feb 8 Observed: 2.61 ft at 10:00am Feb 8 Observed: 2.61 ft at 10:15am Feb 8 Observed: 2.61 ft at 10:30am Feb 8 Observed: 2.61 ft at 10:45am Feb 8 Observed: 2.61 ft at 11:00am Feb 8 Observed: 2.61 ft at 11:15am Feb 8 Observed: 2.61 ft at 11:30am Feb 8 Observed: 2.61 ft at 11:45am Feb 8 Observed: 2.61 ft at 12:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.61 ft at 12:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.61 ft at 12:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.62 ft at 12:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.62 ft at 1:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.63 ft at 1:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.63 ft at 1:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.64 ft at 1:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.64 ft at 2:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.64 ft at 2:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.66 ft at 2:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.67 ft at 2:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.68 ft at 3:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.68 ft at 3:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.68 ft at 3:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.68 ft at 3:31pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.68 ft at 3:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.68 ft at 4:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.68 ft at 4:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.68 ft at 4:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.68 ft at 4:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.67 ft at 5:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.66 ft at 5:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.65 ft at 5:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.64 ft at 5:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.64 ft at 6:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.64 ft at 6:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.64 ft at 6:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.64 ft at 6:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.63 ft at 7:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.63 ft at 7:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.63 ft at 7:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.62 ft at 7:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.62 ft at 8:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.62 ft at 8:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.62 ft at 8:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.62 ft at 8:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.61 ft at 9:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.61 ft at 9:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.61 ft at 9:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.61 ft at 9:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.61 ft at 10:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.61 ft at 10:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.61 ft at 10:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.61 ft at 10:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.61 ft at 11:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.61 ft at 11:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.61 ft at 11:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.61 ft at 11:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.6 ft at 12:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 12:15am Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 12:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 12:45am Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 1:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 1:15am Feb 9 Observed: 2.59 ft at 1:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.59 ft at 1:45am Feb 9 Observed: 2.59 ft at 2:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.58 ft at 2:15am Feb 9 Observed: 2.58 ft at 2:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.58 ft at 2:45am Feb 9 Observed: 2.58 ft at 3:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.58 ft at 3:15am Feb 9 Observed: 2.58 ft at 3:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.58 ft at 3:45am Feb 9 Observed: 2.58 ft at 4:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.58 ft at 4:15am Feb 9 Observed: 2.58 ft at 4:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.58 ft at 4:45am Feb 9 Observed: 2.58 ft at 5:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.59 ft at 5:15am Feb 9 Observed: 2.59 ft at 5:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.59 ft at 5:45am Feb 9 Observed: 2.59 ft at 6:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.59 ft at 6:15am Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 6:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 6:45am Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 7:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 7:15am Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 7:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 7:45am Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 8:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 8:15am Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 8:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 8:45am Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 9:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 9:15am Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 9:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 9:45am Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 10:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 10:15am Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 10:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 10:45am Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 11:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 11:15am Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 11:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 11:45am Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 12:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 12:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 12:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.61 ft at 12:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.62 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.62 ft at 1:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.63 ft at 1:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.63 ft at 1:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.64 ft at 2:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.65 ft at 2:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.65 ft at 2:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.66 ft at 2:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.66 ft at 3:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.66 ft at 3:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.66 ft at 3:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.65 ft at 3:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.64 ft at 4:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.64 ft at 4:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.63 ft at 4:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.62 ft at 4:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.62 ft at 5:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.61 ft at 5:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 5:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 5:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 6:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 6:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 6:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 6:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 7:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 7:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 7:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 8:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 8:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 8:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 8:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 9:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.6 ft at 9:15pm Feb 9 Graph Created (10:04pm Feb 9, 2010) Observed  USGS--Water Resources of the United States PTNP1 (plotting HGIRG)   Gage 0  Datum: 117.86 Latest observed value: 2.6 ft at 9:15 PM EST 9-Feb-2010. Flood Stage is 13.0 ft.   Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Schuylkill River at Pottstown 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:22
Moderate Flood Stage:18
Flood Stage:13
Action Stage:11

Historical Crests
(1) 29.97 ft on 06/23/1972
(2) 21.00 ft on 02/28/1902
(3) 20.53 ft on 06/29/2006
(4) 20.15 ft on 05/23/1942
(5) 19.20 ft on 08/24/1933
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Low Water Records
(1) 0.4 ft on 08/13/1930

Schuylkill River at Pottstown location map

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29.0 SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT DOWNSTREAM OF POTTSTOWN FLOODED
28.0 PA ROUTE 100 BRIDGE CLOSED
23.0 RAILROAD RUNNING ALONG THE RIVER IS FLOODED
22.0 HANOVER STREET BRIDGE CLOSED
20.0 INDUSTRIAL HIGHWAY AND KEIM STREET BRIDGE CLOSED
19.0 BUSINESSES IN POTTSTWON BEGIN TO FLOOD
14.0 PA ROUTE 724 IS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER
11.0 SEWERS IN THE AREA BEGIN TO BACKUP

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Latitude: 40.241800° N, Longitude: 75.651600° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame
Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 13 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)
Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)
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NAVD88 N/A N/A Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 117.86 ft 130.86 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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