River Statement
Issued by NWS State College, PA

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Hydrological Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
1220 PM EST Sat Jan 18 2025

...RIVER ICE STATEMENT...

...WEST BRANCH RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES...

DATE OF OBSERVATION: 01/15/2025 16:46:21   ID: 47
     LOCATION:  WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA RIVER 2.5 MILE
     UPSTREAM FROM CONFLUENCE WITH NORTH BRANCH.
     REPORT: THERE IS SOME BORDER ICE.  THE ICE EXTENDS 5
     FEET FROM THE WEST SHORE AND 5 FEET FROM THE EAST SHORE.  IN
     GENERAL, APPROXIMATELY 70 PERCENT OF THE CHANNEL IS OPEN.
     THERE IS SOME ICE IN THE OPEN WATER.  THE ICE CONSISTS OF
     FRAZIL PANS.

DATE OF OBSERVATION: 01/15/2025 15:09:00   ID: 71
     LOCATION: WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA RIVER FROM
     MILTON-WEST MILTON RIVER BRIDGE (SR 642) SOUTH TO LEWISBURG-MONTANDON
     RIVER BRIDGE (SR 45).
     REPORT: THERE IS SOME BORDER ICE.  THE ICE EXTENDS 3
     FEET FROM THE EAST SHORE AND 3 FEET FROM THE WEST SHORE.  IN
     GENERAL, APPROXIMATELY 40 PERCENT OF THE CHANNEL IS OPEN.
     THERE IS SOME ICE IN THE OPEN WATER.  THE ICE CONSISTS OF
     FRAZIL PANS.  REMARKS: FRAZZLE PANS AND FRAZZLE SLUSH MOVING WITH
     THE CURRENT.

DATE OF OBSERVATION: 01/13/2025 09:59:06   ID: 13
     LOCATION: WEST BRANCH OF THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER IN LOCK
     HAVEN AT THE VETERANS BRIDGE.
     REPORT: THERE IS SOME BORDER ICE.  THE ICE EXTENDS 300
     FEET FROM THE SOUTH SHORE AND 25 FEET FROM THE NORTH SHORE.
     IN GENERAL, APPROXIMATELY 20 PERCENT OF THE CHANNEL IS
     OPEN. THERE IS SOME ICE IN THE OPEN WATER.  THE ICE CONSISTS OF
     PIECES OF SHEET ICE.

...MAIN STEM RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES...

DATE OF OBSERVATION: 01/15/2025 07:48:28   ID: 8
     LOCATION: RIVER ROAD DAUPHIN.
     REPORT: THERE IS SOME BORDER ICE.  THE ICE EXTENDS 10
     FEET FROM THE EAST SHORE.  IN GENERAL, APPROXIMATELY 30
     PERCENT OF THE CHANNEL IS OPEN. THERE IS SOME ICE IN THE OPEN
     WATER.  THE ICE CONSISTS OF FRAZIL SLUSH.  REMARKS: COLD - 20
     F.

DATE OF OBSERVATION: 01/16/2025 09:34:07   ID: 76
     LOCATION: LOWER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER FROM MARIETTA
     DOWNRIVER TO SAFE HARBOR DAM.
     REPORT:   FROM COLUMBIA DOWNRIVER TO SAFE HARBOR DAM,
     THE RIVER WAS COVERED WITH APPROXIMATELY 80% SHEET ICE. THERE
     WERE NARROW PATCHES OF OPEN WATER ALONG PORTIONS OF THE
     WEST SHORE UPRIVER FROM TURKEY HILL.

DATE OF OBSERVATION: 01/17/2025 11:43:43   ID: 20
     LOCATION: COLUMBIA BOROUGH RIVER PARK/RTE. 462 BRIDGE.
     REPORT:   REMARKS: 90-95% SNOW COVERED ICE WITH A
     CHANNEL ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE  ABOVE AND JUST BELOW THE RTE. 30
     BRIDGE IT APPEARS THERE IS OPEN WATER.

DATE OF OBSERVATION: 01/14/2025 12:56:29   ID: 27
     LOCATION: HARRISBURG AREA.
     REPORT:   IN GENERAL, APPROXIMATELY 90 PERCENT OF THE
     CHANNEL IS OPEN. THERE IS SOME ICE IN THE OPEN WATER.
     REMARKS: SITE 1 - EAST SHORE - 5258-5398 RIVER RD, HARRISBURG, PA
     30-40 FT. OF BORDER ICE ON EAST SHORE. CHANNEL IS
     FREE-FLOWING WITH MOBILE FRAZIL PANS.  SITE 2 - EAST SHORE -1829 N
     FRONT ST, HARRISBURG, PA 17102 10-15 FT. OF BORDER ICE ON EAST
     SHORE. CHANNEL IS FREE-FLOWING WITH MOBILE FRAZIL PANS.
     SITE 3 - EAST SHORE - 830 S FRONT ST, HARRISBURG, PA 17104
     10-15 FT. OF BORDER ICE ON EAST SHORE. CHANNEL IS FREE-FLOWING
     WITH MOBILE FRAZIL PANS. 100 FT. WIDE ICE-FREE CHANNEL IN THE
     MIDDLE OF THE RIVER.  SITE 4 - EAST SHORE - PENNSYLVANIA
     TURNPIKE, STEELTON, PA 90% OF CHANNEL WITH (IMMOBILE) ICE
     COVERAGE. ICE CONSISTED OF BROKEN-UP ICE SHEETS. 100% ICE
     COVERAGE DOWNSTREAM TOWARDS YORK HAVEN DAM.   SITE 5 - WEST SHORE
     - 333 S FRONT ST, WORMLEYSBURG, PA 0-10 FT. OF BORDER ICE ON
     WEST SHORE. CHANNEL IS FREE-FLOWING WITH MOBILE FRAZIL
     PANS.  SITE 6 - WEST SHORE - 78-2 FRONT ST, EAST PENNSBORO, PA
     10-20 FT. OF BORDER ICE ON WEST SHORE. CHANNEL IS
     FREE-FLOWING WITH MOBILE FRAZIL PANS.

DATE OF OBSERVATION: 01/14/2025 13:18:32   ID: 32
     LOCATION: WEST FAIRVIEW BOAT LAUNCH.
     REPORT:   IN GENERAL, APPROXIMATELY 90 PERCENT OF THE
     CHANNEL IS OPEN. THERE IS SOME ICE IN THE OPEN WATER.  THE
     ICE CONSISTS OF FRAZIL SLUSH.

DATE OF OBSERVATION: 01/15/2025 08:35:31   ID: 1
     LOCATION: SUNBURY BELOW DAM.
     REPORT: THERE IS SOME BORDER ICE.  THE ICE EXTENDS 15
     FEET FROM THE EAST SHORE AND 15 FEET FROM THE WEST SHORE.  IN
     GENERAL, APPROXIMATELY 60 PERCENT OF THE CHANNEL IS OPEN.
     THERE IS SOME ICE IN THE OPEN WATER.  THE ICE CONSISTS OF
     FRAZIL PANS.

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