River Statement
Issued by NWS State College, PA
Issued by NWS State College, PA
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634 FGUS81 KCTP 181720 RVSCTP PAZ004-005-010>012-017>019-024>028-033-034-037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063-065-066-191730- 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. $$