Schuylkill River at Reading, PA

USGS Site No: 01471510Schuylkill River • Berks County, PA

Schuylkill River at Reading, PA on the Schuylkill River is currently at 1,010 cfs (Normal — 45th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.69 ft.

Reading from

1,010
CFS Discharge
3.69
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 575
25th Low threshold 629
50th (Median) Normal (median) 1,110 Today: 1,010 cfs
75th High threshold 1,860
95th Very High threshold 3,850

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.

12k 6.1k 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 1,240
May 27, 2026 1,400
May 26, 2026 1,560
May 25, 2026 1,620
May 23, 2026 792
May 22, 2026 816
May 21, 2026 862
May 20, 2026 682
May 19, 2026 682
May 18, 2026 741
May 17, 2026 793
May 16, 2026 831
May 15, 2026 862
Apr 21, 2026 820
Apr 20, 2026 917
Apr 19, 2026 802
Apr 18, 2026 750
Apr 17, 2026 789
Apr 16, 2026 812
Apr 15, 2026 862
Apr 14, 2026 926
Apr 13, 2026 874
Apr 12, 2026 909
Apr 11, 2026 946
Apr 10, 2026 972
Apr 9, 2026 1,020
Apr 8, 2026 1,100
Apr 7, 2026 1,220
Apr 6, 2026 1,420
Apr 5, 2026 1,420

Station Information

USGS Site No
01471510
State
PA
County
Berks County
Coordinates
40.3354, -75.9368
Drainage Area
880 mi²
Datum (ft)
184.7
HUC Code
02040203
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
14.5 ft
Flood Stage
15.5 ft
Moderate Flood
18.0 ft
Major Flood
22.0 ft

Currently 11.81 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
7,840 cfs
May 10, 2025
Min discharge
331 cfs
Feb 9, 2026
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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