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Port Indian River Gauges

The page contains links to the USGS Water Resources web side.

By clicking on the "Schuylkill River Basin" heading you will be take to the summery page for the
USGS Real-Time Data for Pennsylvania: Precipitation

The page will show the precipitation in inches during the previous 1,  6,  12,  24 hours and  7 days intervals. Scroll across the page to see the data.
By clicking on the Station Number's below you will be taken to the individual gauge's in graph form for that part of the river.,

Schuylkill River Basin
Station
Number              Station name

01471510       Schuylkill River at Reading, PA
01472000       Schuylkill River at Pottstown, PA
01473000       Perkiomen Creek at Graterford, PA
01473500       Schuylkill River at Norristown, PA

These USGS link's shows the river Discharge, Gage height and Precipitation graphs for:

01471510       Schuylkill River at Reading, PA
01472000       Schuylkill River at Pottstown, PA
01473000       Perkiomen Creek at Graterford, PA
01473500       Schuylkill River at Norristown, PA

This USGS link shows Discharge and Gage height of the Gauge's graphs for: ( togather )

01471510       Schuylkill River at Reading, PA
01472000       Schuylkill River at Pottstown, PA
01472810       East Branch Perkiomen Creek near Schwenksville, PA
01473000       Perkiomen Creek at Graterford, PA
01473500       Schuylkill River at Norristown, PA
01474500       Schuylkill River at Philadelphia, PA

 

Port Indian Flooding

Port Indian Area Reference Points for River Water Level gauges in Feet

River Level on March 27, 2005, a medium to high average water level in feet

Reading
4.5
 
Pottstown
4.0
 
Perkiomen - Schwenksville
3.0
 
Perkiomen - Graterford
2.0
 
Norristown
9.0
 
Philadelphia
6.75
 

River Level on March 28/29, 2005 - Roadway into Port Indian Closed

Reading
10.5
 
Pottstown
10.3
 
Perkiomen - Schwenksville
8.0
 
Perkiomen - Graterford
10.7
Flood stage is at 10.5
Norristown
13.8
 
Philadelphia
10.0
 

River Level on April 2/3, 2005 -


Roadway into Port Indian closed, Water approximately 18 to 24 inches on parts of West Indian Lane

Reading
12.5
 
Pottstown
13.75
Flood Stage is 12.5
Perkiomen - Schwenksville
10.8
 
Perkiomen - Graterford
14.1
Flood stage is at 10.5
Norristown
16.0
 
Philadelphia
11.8
 

 


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