Gauge Information

Gauge Description:


Perfect level is 4.0'.

In the winter, the gauge reading is not always accurate due to ice on the river upstream of the wave. This portion of the river at the wave, stays ice free almost every winter.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, PA
usgs-01570500 3.80 - 4.20 ft III 00h34m 4.92 ft (rc= 2.8 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
3.80 -4.20 ft barely runnable-high runnable III

Report - Reports of Susquehanna River Saginaw Railroad Bridge and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
Susquehanna River [PA] The Wave 4.0 ft Mark Kennell
2y260d00h50m Susquehanna RiverSaginaw Railroad Bridge [PA] sag wave n/a n/a
6y113d18h32m Susquehanna [PA] Surfing the Wave 2 4.1 Mark Cooper
9y143d18h32m susquehanna [Pa] Another Wave Photo! 4.4 mitch greynolds
> 10 years Susquehanna River [PA] "The Wave" 3.9 ft Walt Shank