Susquehanna River at Meshoppen, Wyoming County PA (MHPP1)
Gage Location: Wyoming County, PennsylvaniaSite Location: Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
Latitude: 41.607Longitude: -76.051Elevation: 599.76 ft. MSLDrainage Area: 8720 Sq. Mi.
Minor Stage: 27 ft. Moderate Stage: 31 ft.Major Stage: 40 ft.
First Flood: 1972-06-23Last Flood: 2011-09-08 Crest: 44.48 ft.Datum change: 1976-10-01Number of Floods: 28

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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
27 ft to 28 ft517.927 ft or above 28100.0
28 ft to 29 ft725.028 ft or above 2382.1
29 ft to 30 ft13.629 ft or above 1657.1
30 ft to 31 ft310.730 ft or above 1553.6
31 ft to 32 ft13.631 ft or above 1242.9
32 ft to 33 ft310.732 ft or above 1139.3
33 ft to 34 ft27.133 ft or above 828.6
34 ft to 35 ft13.634 ft or above 621.4
35 ft to 36 ft27.135 ft or above 517.9
36 ft to 37 ft13.636 ft or above 310.7
37 ft to 38 ft00.037 ft or above 27.1
38 ft to 39 ft00.038 ft or above 27.1
39 ft to 40 ft00.039 ft or above 27.1
40 ft to 41 ft00.040 ft or above 27.1
41 ft to 42 ft00.041 ft or above 27.1
42 ft to 43 ft00.042 ft or above 27.1
43 ft to 44 ft13.643 ft or above 27.1
44 ft to 45 ft13.644 ft or above 13.6
Height Above Flood Stage After Datum Change
Height Above FSTotal OccurencePercent of Crest OccurrenceCumulative Total Flood OccurrencePercent of Floods above Listed Value
27 ft to 28 ft518.527 ft or above 27100.0
28 ft to 29 ft725.928 ft or above 2281.5
29 ft to 30 ft13.729 ft or above 1555.6
30 ft to 31 ft311.130 ft or above 1451.9
31 ft to 32 ft13.731 ft or above 1140.7
32 ft to 33 ft311.132 ft or above 1037.0
33 ft to 34 ft27.433 ft or above 725.9
34 ft to 35 ft13.734 ft or above 518.5
35 ft to 36 ft27.435 ft or above 414.8
36 ft to 37 ft13.736 ft or above 27.4
37 ft to 38 ft00.037 ft or above 13.7
38 ft to 39 ft00.038 ft or above 13.7
39 ft to 40 ft00.039 ft or above 13.7
40 ft to 41 ft00.040 ft or above 13.7
41 ft to 42 ft00.041 ft or above 13.7
42 ft to 43 ft00.042 ft or above 13.7
43 ft to 44 ft00.043 ft or above 13.7
44 ft to 45 ft13.744 ft or above 13.7





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