Aquashicola Creek at Palmerton, PA

USGS Site No: 01450500Aquashicola Creek • Carbon County, PA

Aquashicola Creek at Palmerton, PA on the Aquashicola Creek is currently at 72 cfs (Normal — 35th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 0.77 ft.

Reading from

72
CFS Discharge
0.77
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 48
25th Low threshold 58
50th (Median) Normal (median) 92 Today: 72 cfs
75th High threshold 140
95th Very High threshold 238

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

1.1k 532 0 cfs Apr 6 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 78
May 27, 2026 85
May 26, 2026 92
May 25, 2026 109
May 24, 2026 124
May 23, 2026 75
May 22, 2026 60
May 21, 2026 62
May 20, 2026 61
May 19, 2026 61
May 18, 2026 65
May 17, 2026 68
May 16, 2026 72
May 15, 2026 76
Apr 21, 2026 81
Apr 20, 2026 90
Apr 19, 2026 95
Apr 18, 2026 83
Apr 17, 2026 89
Apr 16, 2026 90
Apr 15, 2026 95
Apr 14, 2026 95
Apr 13, 2026 95
Apr 12, 2026 97
Apr 11, 2026 104
Apr 10, 2026 109
Apr 9, 2026 116
Apr 8, 2026 118
Apr 7, 2026 129
Apr 6, 2026 145

Station Information

USGS Site No
01450500
State
PA
County
Carbon County
Coordinates
40.8062, -75.5980
Drainage Area
77 mi²
Datum (ft)
388.2
HUC Code
02040106
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
969 cfs
Mar 6, 2026
Min discharge
17 cfs
Dec 9, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.