West Branch Susquehanna River at Lock Haven, Clinton County PA (LHVP1)
Gage Location: Clinton County, PennsylvaniaSite Location: Clinton County, Pennsylvania
Latitude: 41.138Longitude: -77.442Elevation: 534.519 ft. MSLDrainage Area: 3345 Sq. Mi.
Minor Stage: 21 ft. Moderate Stage: 23 ft.Major Stage: 25 ft.
First Flood: 1889-06-01Last Flood: 2010-12-01 Crest: 24.1 ft.Datum change: 1974-10-01Number of Floods: 20

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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
21 ft to 22 ft15.021 ft or above 20100.0
22 ft to 23 ft315.022 ft or above 1995.0
23 ft to 24 ft210.023 ft or above 1680.0
24 ft to 25 ft315.024 ft or above 1470.0
25 ft to 26 ft210.025 ft or above 1155.0
26 ft to 27 ft420.026 ft or above 945.0
27 ft to 28 ft15.027 ft or above 525.0
28 ft to 29 ft15.028 ft or above 420.0
29 ft to 30 ft15.029 ft or above 315.0
30 ft to 31 ft00.030 ft or above 210.0
31 ft to 32 ft15.031 ft or above 210.0
32 ft to 33 ft15.032 ft or above 15.0
Height Above Flood Stage After Datum Change
Height Above FSTotal OccurencePercent of Crest OccurrenceCumulative Total Flood OccurrencePercent of Floods above Listed Value
21 ft to 22 ft00.021 ft or above 5100.0
22 ft to 23 ft240.022 ft or above 5100.0
23 ft to 24 ft00.023 ft or above 360.0
24 ft to 25 ft120.024 ft or above 360.0
25 ft to 26 ft120.025 ft or above 240.0
26 ft to 27 ft00.026 ft or above 120.0
27 ft to 28 ft00.027 ft or above 120.0
28 ft to 29 ft120.028 ft or above 120.0
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
32 ft to 33 ft00.032 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: 12:55 PM May 15, 2013