Lackawanna River below Leggetts Creek at Scranton, PA

USGS Site No: 01534860Lackawanna River • Lackawanna County, PA

Lackawanna River below Leggetts Creek at Scranton, PA on the Lackawanna River is currently at 239 cfs (Normal — 68th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 1.77 ft.

Reading from

239
CFS Discharge
1.77
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
Normal
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 84
25th Low threshold 128
50th (Median) Normal (median) 155
75th High threshold 272 Today: 239 cfs
95th Very High threshold 0

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.

605 302 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 280
May 27, 2026 327
May 26, 2026 392
May 25, 2026 465
May 24, 2026 457
May 23, 2026 291
May 22, 2026 221
May 21, 2026 238
May 20, 2026 261
May 19, 2026 288
May 18, 2026 325
May 17, 2026 375
May 16, 2026 449
May 15, 2026 537
Apr 21, 2026 284
Apr 20, 2026 312
Apr 19, 2026 317
Apr 18, 2026 281
Apr 17, 2026 308
Apr 16, 2026 307
Apr 15, 2026 285
Apr 14, 2026 270
Apr 13, 2026 278
Apr 12, 2026 299
Apr 11, 2026 330
Apr 10, 2026 328
Apr 9, 2026 363
Apr 8, 2026 411
Apr 7, 2026 469
Apr 6, 2026 560

Station Information

USGS Site No
01534860
State
PA
Coordinates
41.4411, -75.6421
Drainage Area
174 mi²
Datum (ft)
707.9
HUC Code
02050107
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
6.0 ft
Flood Stage
12.5 ft
Moderate Flood
14.0 ft
Major Flood
15.0 ft

Currently 10.73 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
2,220 cfs
May 6, 2025
Min discharge
24 cfs
Sep 20, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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