USGS · 01573208

SWATARA CREEK

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Swatara Creek near Palmyra, PA

DERRY TOWNSHIP, PA40.3222°N, -76.6294°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

187cfs

GAUGE HT

3.11ft

WATER TEMP

24°F

AIR TEMP

72°F

WIND

7mph ENE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

187cfs 57.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 163–221 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

199cfs

PERIOD LOW

185cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.11ft

Water Temperature

24.0°F

Water Turbidity

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

80°

67°

WED

83°

65°

THU

85°

68°

FRI

82°

67°

SAT

86°

63°

SUN

82°

63°

MON

81°

64°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

TEMP

hourly forecast

68°

mild

68°

67°

66°

65°

66°

68°

71°

73°

75°

78°

80°

81°

82°

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79°

76°

74°

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70°

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68°

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74°

76°

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81°

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85°

81°

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73°

70°

69°

70°

69°

68°

67°

70°

73°

75°

79°

82°

75°

72°

71°

70°

69°

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

65°

69°

72°

75°

79°

81°

83°

84°

85°

86°

85°

81°

74°

71°

69°

68°

67°

65°

64°

63°

65°

68°

70°

73°

75°

77°

79°

81°

82°

79°

76°

73°

70°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph ENE

G 15 mph

G15

ENE

G13

ENE

G10

ENE

SSE

ESE

G10

SSW

ENE

ESE

G13

SSW

G12

SSW

G11

SSW

G10

SSW

WSW

G16

G11

SSW

WSW

ESE

NNE

NNW

WNW

NNW

WNW

WSW

G10

G14

G12

NNW

ENE

NNE

NNW

G13

G14

NNW

G14

G13

G12

NNE

G11

NNE

NNW

NNE

ENE

NNE

ENE

ESE

SSE

G11

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

11%

10%

14%

59%

62%

15%

70%

15%

14%

13%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

57%

10%

29%

13%

23%

21%

29%

25%

19%

28%

100%

11%

30%

22%

35%

100%

45%

18%

57%

100%

67%

33%

100%

99%

100%

85%

95%

89%

100%

53%

100%

32%

100%

88%

16%

100%

61%

53%

69%

12%

11%

13%

11%

14%

27%

11%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1004

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:44 AM

SUNSET

08:38 PM

14H 54M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

43% illuminated

Station Location

40.3222, -76.6294

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-08 01:30 UTC

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