Lackawanna River Near Forest City, PA

USGS Site No: 01534300 • Lackawanna River • Susquehanna County, PA

Lackawanna River Near Forest City, PA on the Lackawanna River is currently at 39 cfs (Normal — 50th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 1.98 ft.

Reading from

39
CFS Discharge
1.98
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 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 7
25th Low threshold 12
50th (Median) Normal (median) 39 Today: 39 cfs
75th High threshold 91
95th Very High threshold 277

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.

903 451 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 47 —
May 27, 2026 60 —
May 26, 2026 80 —
May 25, 2026 86 —
May 24, 2026 78 —
May 23, 2026 43 —
May 22, 2026 43 —
May 21, 2026 47 —
May 20, 2026 52 —
May 19, 2026 66 —
May 18, 2026 84 —
May 17, 2026 99 —
May 16, 2026 126 —
May 15, 2026 158 —
Apr 21, 2026 70 —
Apr 20, 2026 78 —
Apr 19, 2026 71 —
Apr 18, 2026 78 —
Apr 17, 2026 91 —
Apr 16, 2026 86 —
Apr 15, 2026 67 —
Apr 14, 2026 58 —
Apr 13, 2026 63 —
Apr 12, 2026 71 —
Apr 11, 2026 76 —
Apr 10, 2026 74 —
Apr 9, 2026 88 —
Apr 8, 2026 107 —
Apr 7, 2026 123 —
Apr 6, 2026 142 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
01534300
State
PA
Coordinates
41.6797, -75.4718
Drainage Area
39 mi²
Datum (ft)
1,550.7
HUC Code
02050107
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
770 cfs
May 8, 2025
Min discharge
3 cfs
Sep 23, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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