Schuylkill River at Reading, Berks County PA (RDRP1)
Gage Location: Berks County, PennsylvaniaSite Location: Berks County, Pennsylvania
Latitude: 40.335Longitude: -75.937Elevation: 185.5 ft. MSLDrainage Area: 880 Sq. Mi.
Minor Stage: 15.5 ft. Moderate Stage: 18 ft.Major Stage: 22 ft.
First Flood: 1869-10-04Last Flood: 2011-09-08 Crest: 20.41 ft.Datum change: 2011-08-17Number of Floods: 18

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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
13 ft to 14 ft317.613 ft or above 17100.0
14 ft to 15 ft15.914 ft or above 1482.4
15 ft to 16 ft529.415 ft or above 1376.5
16 ft to 17 ft317.616 ft or above 847.1
17 ft to 18 ft211.817 ft or above 529.4
18 ft to 19 ft00.018 ft or above 317.6
19 ft to 20 ft00.019 ft or above 317.6
20 ft to 21 ft15.920 ft or above 317.6
21 ft to 22 ft00.021 ft or above 211.8
22 ft to 23 ft00.022 ft or above 211.8
23 ft to 24 ft15.923 ft or above 211.8
24 ft to 25 ft00.024 ft or above 15.9
25 ft to 26 ft00.025 ft or above 15.9
26 ft to 27 ft00.026 ft or above 15.9
27 ft to 28 ft00.027 ft or above 15.9
28 ft to 29 ft00.028 ft or above 15.9
29 ft to 30 ft00.029 ft or above 15.9
30 ft to 31 ft00.030 ft or above 15.9
31 ft to 32 ft15.931 ft or above 15.9
Height Above Flood Stage After Datum Change
Height Above FSTotal OccurencePercent of Crest OccurrenceCumulative Total Flood OccurrencePercent of Floods above Listed Value
15 ft to 16 ft00.015 ft or above 1100.0
16 ft to 17 ft00.016 ft or above 1100.0
17 ft to 18 ft00.017 ft or above 1100.0
18 ft to 19 ft00.018 ft or above 1100.0
19 ft to 20 ft00.019 ft or above 1100.0
20 ft to 21 ft1100.020 ft or above 1100.0
21 ft to 22 ft00.021 ft or above 00.0
22 ft to 23 ft00.022 ft or above 00.0
23 ft to 24 ft00.023 ft or above 00.0
24 ft to 25 ft00.024 ft or above 00.0
25 ft to 26 ft00.025 ft or above 00.0
26 ft to 27 ft00.026 ft or above 00.0
27 ft to 28 ft00.027 ft or above 00.0
28 ft to 29 ft00.028 ft or above 00.0
29 ft to 30 ft00.029 ft or above 00.0
30 ft to 31 ft00.030 ft or above 00.0
31 ft to 32 ft00.031 ft or above 00.0





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