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 01h21m 4.67 ft (rc= 2.2 )

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
2y262d17h38m Susquehanna RiverSaginaw Railroad Bridge [PA] sag wave n/a n/a
6y116d11h20m Susquehanna [PA] Surfing the Wave 2 4.1 Mark Cooper
9y146d11h20m susquehanna [Pa] Another Wave Photo! 4.4 mitch greynolds
> 10 years Susquehanna River [PA] "The Wave" 3.9 ft Walt Shank