Schuylkill River at Berne, Berks County PA (BREP1)
Gage Location: Berks County, PennsylvaniaSite Location: Berks County, Pennsylvania
Latitude: 40.523Longitude: -75.999Elevation: 310.65 ft. MSLDrainage Area: 355 Sq. Mi.
Minor Stage: 12 ft. Moderate Stage: 14 ft.Major Stage: 16 ft.
First Flood: 1942-05-23Last Flood: 2011-09-08 Crest: 15.45 ft.Datum change: 1947-08-01Number of Floods: 29

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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
12 ft to 13 ft1034.512 ft or above 29100.0
13 ft to 14 ft620.713 ft or above 1965.5
14 ft to 15 ft724.114 ft or above 1344.8
15 ft to 16 ft413.815 ft or above 620.7
16 ft to 17 ft00.016 ft or above 26.9
17 ft to 18 ft00.017 ft or above 26.9
18 ft to 19 ft13.418 ft or above 26.9
19 ft to 20 ft13.419 ft or above 13.4
Height Above Flood Stage After Datum Change
Height Above FSTotal OccurencePercent of Crest OccurrenceCumulative Total Flood OccurrencePercent of Floods above Listed Value
12 ft to 13 ft1035.712 ft or above 28100.0
13 ft to 14 ft621.413 ft or above 1864.3
14 ft to 15 ft725.014 ft or above 1242.9
15 ft to 16 ft310.715 ft or above 517.9
16 ft to 17 ft00.016 ft or above 27.1
17 ft to 18 ft00.017 ft or above 27.1
18 ft to 19 ft13.618 ft or above 27.1
19 ft to 20 ft13.619 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