Swatara Creek Near Inwood, PA

USGS Site No: 01572190 • Swatara Creek • Lebanon County, PA

Swatara Creek Near Inwood, PA on the Swatara Creek is currently at 180 cfs (Normal — 57th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.81 ft.

Reading from

180
CFS Discharge
2.81
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 44
25th Low threshold 70
50th (Median) Normal (median) 129
75th High threshold 321 Today: 180 cfs
95th Very High threshold 1,980

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.

2.8k 1.4k 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 219 —
May 27, 2026 254 —
May 26, 2026 308 —
May 25, 2026 369 —
May 24, 2026 423 —
May 23, 2026 189 —
May 22, 2026 137 —
May 21, 2026 145 —
May 20, 2026 103 —
May 19, 2026 107 —
May 18, 2026 115 —
May 17, 2026 124 —
May 16, 2026 134 —
May 15, 2026 156 —
Apr 21, 2026 147 —
Apr 20, 2026 174 —
Apr 19, 2026 173 —
Apr 18, 2026 150 —
Apr 17, 2026 159 —
Apr 16, 2026 167 —
Apr 15, 2026 178 —
Apr 14, 2026 188 —
Apr 13, 2026 185 —
Apr 12, 2026 190 —
Apr 11, 2026 206 —
Apr 10, 2026 211 —
Apr 9, 2026 219 —
Apr 8, 2026 230 —
Apr 7, 2026 259 —
Apr 6, 2026 305 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
01572190
State
PA
Coordinates
40.4793, -76.5308
Drainage Area
167 mi²
Datum (ft)
426.1
HUC Code
02050305
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
2,870 cfs
May 31, 2025
Min discharge
24 cfs
Jan 31, 2026

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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