Tunkhannock Creek near Tunkhannock, Wyoming County PA (TNKP1)
Gage Location: Wyoming County, Pennsylvania Site Location: Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
Latitude: 41.5583Longitude: -75.895Elevation: 610.1 ft. MSLDrainage Area: 383 Sq. Mi.
Minor Stage: 11 ft. Moderate Stage: 14 ft.Major Stage: 17 ft.
First Flood: 1917-10-30Last Flood: 2011-09-28 Crest: 13.43 ft.Datum change: 1938-08-10Number of Floods: 52

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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
11 ft to 12 ft2242.311 ft or above 52100.0
12 ft to 13 ft1019.212 ft or above 3057.7
13 ft to 14 ft1426.913 ft or above 2038.5
14 ft to 15 ft23.814 ft or above 611.5
15 ft to 16 ft11.915 ft or above 47.7
16 ft to 17 ft00.016 ft or above 35.8
17 ft to 18 ft00.017 ft or above 35.8
18 ft to 19 ft00.018 ft or above 35.8
19 ft to 20 ft23.819 ft or above 35.8
20 ft to 21 ft11.920 ft or above 11.9
Height Above Flood Stage After Datum Change
Height Above FSTotal OccurencePercent of Crest OccurrenceCumulative Total Flood OccurrencePercent of Floods above Listed Value
11 ft to 12 ft1636.411 ft or above 44100.0
12 ft to 13 ft920.512 ft or above 2863.6
13 ft to 14 ft1329.513 ft or above 1943.2
14 ft to 15 ft24.514 ft or above 613.6
15 ft to 16 ft12.315 ft or above 49.1
16 ft to 17 ft00.016 ft or above 36.8
17 ft to 18 ft00.017 ft or above 36.8
18 ft to 19 ft00.018 ft or above 36.8
19 ft to 20 ft24.519 ft or above 36.8
20 ft to 21 ft12.320 ft or above 12.3





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