Conestoga River at Conestoga, PA

USGS Site No: 01576754 • Conestoga River • Lancaster County, PA

Conestoga River at Conestoga, PA on the Conestoga River is currently at 263 cfs (Low — 16th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 1.58 ft.

Reading from

↑ Upstream on Conestoga River
Conestoga River at Lancaster, PA
263
CFS Discharge
1.58
Gage Height (ft)
Low
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 235
25th Low threshold 311 Today: 263 cfs
50th (Median) Normal (median) 452
75th High threshold 797
95th Very High threshold 2,120

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.

4.1k 2k 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 316 —
May 27, 2026 379 —
May 26, 2026 415 —
May 25, 2026 603 —
May 24, 2026 532 —
May 23, 2026 317 —
May 22, 2026 248 —
May 21, 2026 242 —
May 20, 2026 218 —
May 19, 2026 220 —
May 18, 2026 229 —
May 17, 2026 237 —
May 16, 2026 257 —
May 15, 2026 284 —
Apr 21, 2026 354 —
Apr 20, 2026 388 —
Apr 19, 2026 366 —
Apr 18, 2026 337 —
Apr 17, 2026 345 —
Apr 16, 2026 363 —
Apr 15, 2026 377 —
Apr 14, 2026 377 —
Apr 13, 2026 383 —
Apr 12, 2026 406 —
Apr 11, 2026 412 —
Apr 10, 2026 424 —
Apr 9, 2026 439 —
Apr 8, 2026 476 —
Apr 7, 2026 546 —
Apr 6, 2026 651 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
01576754
State
PA
County
Lancaster County
Coordinates
39.9465, -76.3677
Drainage Area
470 mi²
Datum (ft)
180.5
HUC Code
02050306
View on USGS NWIS →

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
9,670 cfs
Jul 1, 2025
Min discharge
186 cfs
Nov 18, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

Nearby Gauges

Related