Susquehanna River at Towanda, Bradford County PA (TOWP1)
Gage Location: Bradford County, PennsylvaniaSite Location: Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Latitude: 41.765Longitude: -76.441Elevation: 694.38 ft. MSLDrainage Area: 7797 Sq. Mi.
Minor Stage: 16 ft. Moderate Stage: 18 ft.Major Stage: 25.1 ft.
First Flood: 1865-03-17Last Flood: 2011-09-08 Crest: 30.52 ft.Datum change: 1938-10-18Number of Floods: 92

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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
16 ft to 17 ft2021.716 ft or above 92100.0
17 ft to 18 ft2122.817 ft or above 7278.3
18 ft to 19 ft1112.018 ft or above 5155.4
19 ft to 20 ft77.619 ft or above 4043.5
20 ft to 21 ft77.620 ft or above 3335.9
21 ft to 22 ft77.621 ft or above 2628.3
22 ft to 23 ft55.422 ft or above 1920.7
23 ft to 24 ft55.423 ft or above 1415.2
24 ft to 25 ft33.324 ft or above 99.8
25 ft to 26 ft33.325 ft or above 66.5
26 ft to 27 ft00.026 ft or above 33.3
27 ft to 28 ft11.127 ft or above 33.3
28 ft to 29 ft00.028 ft or above 22.2
29 ft to 30 ft00.029 ft or above 22.2
30 ft to 31 ft11.130 ft or above 22.2
31 ft to 32 ft00.031 ft or above 11.1
32 ft to 33 ft00.032 ft or above 11.1
33 ft to 34 ft11.133 ft or above 11.1
Height Above Flood Stage After Datum Change
Height Above FSTotal OccurencePercent of Crest OccurrenceCumulative Total Flood OccurrencePercent of Floods above Listed Value
16 ft to 17 ft1420.616 ft or above 68100.0
17 ft to 18 ft1420.617 ft or above 5479.4
18 ft to 19 ft811.818 ft or above 4058.8
19 ft to 20 ft68.819 ft or above 3247.1
20 ft to 21 ft57.420 ft or above 2638.2
21 ft to 22 ft68.821 ft or above 2130.9
22 ft to 23 ft45.922 ft or above 1522.1
23 ft to 24 ft57.423 ft or above 1116.2
24 ft to 25 ft22.924 ft or above 68.8
25 ft to 26 ft11.525 ft or above 45.9
26 ft to 27 ft00.026 ft or above 34.4
27 ft to 28 ft11.527 ft or above 34.4
28 ft to 29 ft00.028 ft or above 22.9
29 ft to 30 ft00.029 ft or above 22.9
30 ft to 31 ft11.530 ft or above 22.9
31 ft to 32 ft00.031 ft or above 11.5
32 ft to 33 ft00.032 ft or above 11.5
33 ft to 34 ft11.533 ft or above 11.5





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