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SUSQUEHANNA RIVER

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Susquehanna River at Wilkes-Barre, PA

WILKES-BARRE, PA41.2509°N, -75.8808°W Updated 18 min ago

FLOW RATE

4,440cfs

GAUGE HT

1.45ft

AIR TEMP

65°F

WIND

3mph N

FISH INDEX

88SCORE / 100

EPIC · 5 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

4,440cfs 24.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 3,825–5,175 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

4,890cfs

PERIOD LOW

4,440cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.45ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

22.6in

≈ normal

22.63 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 21.36 in).

YTD Total

22.6in

This year so far

Normal to Date

21.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

16.6–27.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+6%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.34" · normal 3.14" (1.9–5.1)

Jan

Feb: 1.02" · normal 2.61" (1.4–3.9)

Feb

Mar: 5.00" · normal 3.68" (1.7–5.8)

Mar

Apr: 3.68" · normal 3.64" (2.1–5.7)

Apr

May: 4.08" · normal 3.60" (1.8–5.3)

May

Jun: 3.35" · normal 3.99" (2.2–5.8)

Jun

Jul: 3.16" (so far)· normal 3.11" (1.3–5.3)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.37" (1.4–6.0)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.92" (1.5–7.3)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.69" (1.2–6.6)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.08" (1.4–4.5)

Nov

Dec: normal 3.34" (1.8–4.9)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:33 AM

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