Susquehanna River at Danville, Montour County PA (DANP1)
Gage Location: Montour County, PennsylvaniaSite Location: Montour County, Pennsylvania
Latitude: 40.958Longitude: -76.619Elevation: 431.29 ft. MSLDrainage Area: 11220 Sq. Mi.
Minor Stage: 20 ft. Moderate Stage: 23 ft.Major Stage: 30 ft.
First Flood: 1865-03-18Last Flood: 2011-09-09 Crest: 31.55 ft.Datum change: 1939-06-29Number of Floods: 43

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Height Above Flood Stage for Entire Period of Record
Height Above FSTotal OccurencePercent of Crest OccurrenceCumulative Total Flood OccurrencePercent of Floods above Listed Value
20 ft to 21 ft920.920 ft or above 43100.0
21 ft to 22 ft511.621 ft or above 3479.1
22 ft to 23 ft716.322 ft or above 2967.4
23 ft to 24 ft49.323 ft or above 2251.2
24 ft to 25 ft49.324 ft or above 1841.9
25 ft to 26 ft49.325 ft or above 1432.6
26 ft to 27 ft37.026 ft or above 1023.3
27 ft to 28 ft24.727 ft or above 716.3
28 ft to 29 ft24.728 ft or above 511.6
29 ft to 30 ft00.029 ft or above 37.0
30 ft to 31 ft12.330 ft or above 37.0
31 ft to 32 ft12.331 ft or above 24.7
32 ft to 33 ft12.332 ft or above 12.3
Height Above Flood Stage After Datum Change
Height Above FSTotal OccurencePercent of Crest OccurrenceCumulative Total Flood OccurrencePercent of Floods above Listed Value
20 ft to 21 ft517.920 ft or above 28100.0
21 ft to 22 ft310.721 ft or above 2382.1
22 ft to 23 ft517.922 ft or above 2071.4
23 ft to 24 ft310.723 ft or above 1553.6
24 ft to 25 ft310.724 ft or above 1242.9
25 ft to 26 ft414.325 ft or above 932.1
26 ft to 27 ft13.626 ft or above 517.9
27 ft to 28 ft13.627 ft or above 414.3
28 ft to 29 ft13.628 ft or above 310.7
29 ft to 30 ft00.029 ft or above 27.1
30 ft to 31 ft00.030 ft or above 27.1
31 ft to 32 ft13.631 ft or above 27.1
32 ft to 33 ft13.632 ft or above 13.6





Codes and description

C1|Crest information looks unreliable and incomplete and not used in frequency calculations. Some of the floods are based on current flood stage and nearby gage information.
C2|Crest information looks reliable despite potential problems. This data was used in frequency calculations.
C3|Crest height estimated by the USGS.
C4|Crest height is from the National Weather Service.
C5|Crest height affected by backwater.
C6|Crest occurred at a previous flood stage that is lower than the current flood stage. The crests below the new flood stage are not used in flood frequency calculations.
C7|Crest from USGS yearly peak and/or date is different than the crest we provide. In many cases MARFC uses crest based on backwater or ice effects.
C8|Crest month or day of occurrence has been estimated by The Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center usually based on nearby gage information.
C9|Crest date (day) in the month is unknown.
F1|Flow is an estimate.
F2|Flow affected by regulation or diversion and in some cases to an unknown degree.
F3|Flow effected by snow-melt, ice jam or debris jam break up.
F4|Flow affected by dam failure.
F5|Flow - All or part of the record affected by urbanization, mining, agricultural changes, channelization or other factors.
G1|Gage height at a different site and/or datum.
G2|Gage is not an official USGS gage with crests provided by the NWS. Crest information looks unreliable and incomplete and not used in flood frequency calculations.
G3|Gage datum changed during this year.
none,No code; Good Data

Updated: 08:09 AM Feb 08, 2013