Swatara Creek Near Palmyra, PA

USGS Site No: 01573208Swatara Creek • Dauphin County, PA

Swatara Creek Near Palmyra, PA on the Swatara Creek is currently at 329 cfs (Normal — 51th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.69 ft.

Reading from

329
CFS Discharge
3.69
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
N/A
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 0
25th Low threshold 99
50th (Median) Normal (median) 264
75th High threshold 1,490 Today: 329 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.

1.4k 724 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 406
May 27, 2026 470
May 26, 2026 603
May 25, 2026 755
May 24, 2026 774
May 23, 2026 312
May 22, 2026 263
May 21, 2026 234
May 20, 2026 214
May 19, 2026 223
May 18, 2026 241
May 17, 2026 258
May 16, 2026 283
May 15, 2026 338
Apr 21, 2026 327
Apr 20, 2026 384
Apr 19, 2026 343
Apr 18, 2026 315
Apr 17, 2026 328
Apr 16, 2026 345
Apr 15, 2026 366
Apr 14, 2026 376
Apr 13, 2026 379
Apr 12, 2026 399
Apr 11, 2026 422
Apr 10, 2026 431
Apr 9, 2026 449
Apr 8, 2026 487
Apr 7, 2026 562
Apr 6, 2026 710

Station Information

USGS Site No
01573208
State
PA
Coordinates
40.3222, -76.6294
Drainage Area
437 mi²
Datum (ft)
335.0
HUC Code
02050305
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
6,010 cfs
Jul 2, 2025
Min discharge
70 cfs
Jan 31, 2026

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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