Little Schuylkill River at Tamaqua, PA

USGS Site No: 01469500 • Little Schuylkill River • Schuylkill County, PA

Little Schuylkill River at Tamaqua, PA on the Little Schuylkill River is currently at 61 cfs (Normal — 65th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.45 ft.

Reading from

61
CFS Discharge
2.45
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 12
25th Low threshold 18
50th (Median) Normal (median) 35
75th High threshold 78 Today: 61 cfs
95th Very High threshold 248

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.

626 313 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 65 —
May 27, 2026 68 —
May 26, 2026 71 —
May 25, 2026 80 —
May 24, 2026 89 —
May 23, 2026 61 —
May 22, 2026 39 —
May 21, 2026 42 —
May 20, 2026 41 —
May 19, 2026 41 —
May 18, 2026 43 —
May 17, 2026 46 —
May 16, 2026 49 —
May 15, 2026 52 —
Apr 21, 2026 43 —
Apr 20, 2026 51 —
Apr 19, 2026 54 —
Apr 18, 2026 40 —
Apr 17, 2026 42 —
Apr 16, 2026 45 —
Apr 15, 2026 51 —
Apr 14, 2026 51 —
Apr 13, 2026 48 —
Apr 12, 2026 49 —
Apr 11, 2026 53 —
Apr 10, 2026 55 —
Apr 9, 2026 57 —
Apr 8, 2026 61 —
Apr 7, 2026 68 —
Apr 6, 2026 76 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
01469500
State
PA
County
Schuylkill County
Coordinates
40.8070, -75.9719
Drainage Area
43 mi²
Datum (ft)
816.8
HUC Code
02040203
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
721 cfs
May 9, 2025
Min discharge
5 cfs
Dec 16, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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