River Statement
Issued by NWS State College, PA

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Hydrological Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
1210 PM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

...RIVER ICE STATEMENT...

...WEST BRANCH RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES...

DATE OF OBSERVATION: 02/22/2025 16:08:49   ID: 47
     LOCATION: WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA RIVER 2.5 MILES
     UPSTREAM FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE 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 90 PERCENT OF THE CHANNEL IS OPEN.
     THERE IS SOME ICE IN THE OPEN WATER.  THE ICE CONSISTS OF
     FRAZIL SLUSH.

DATE OF OBSERVATION: 02/24/2025 16:38:10   ID: 13
     LOCATION: WEST BRANCH OF THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER IN LOCK
     HAVEN AT THE VERERANS BRIDGE AREA.
     REPORT:   THE UPSTREAM END OF THE COMPLETE ICE COVER IS
     NEAR 2.5 MILES TO THE HANNA PARK AREA. NOT VERIFIED BUT
     REPORTS OF SOLID ICE 25 MILE UPSTREAM TO RENOVO AREA.  THE
     DOWNSTREAM END OF THE COMPLETE ICE COVER IS NEAR 0.5 TO TIDLOW
     DAM.

...MAIN STEM RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES...

DATE OF OBSERVATION: 02/24/2025 16:06:12   ID: 8
     LOCATION: RIVER ROAD DAUPHIN PA.
     REPORT: THERE IS SOME BORDER ICE.  THE ICE EXTENDS 5
     FT. FEET FROM THE EAST SHORE.  IN GENERAL, APPROXIMATELY 80
     PERCENT OF THE CHANNEL IS OPEN. THERE IS SOME ICE IN THE OPEN
     WATER.  THE ICE CONSISTS OF FRAZIL SLUSH.  REMARKS: THE OPEN
     AREA OF WATER APPEARS TO FLOW TO ABOUT MID RIVER ROAD,
     FLOWING WESTWARD.  AT ONE POINT YOU ARE ABLE TO VIEW AN ICE AREA
     AT ONE POINT THAT APPEARS TO EXTEND FROM EAST TO WEST
     SHORE.

DATE OF OBSERVATION: 02/26/2025 08:17:42   ID: 76
     LOCATION: LOWER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER FROM MARIETTA
     DOWNRIVER TO SAFE HARBOR DAM.
     REPORT:   ALERT LEVEL 1 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR LAKE
     CLARKE.  NO ADDITIONAL ICE BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED UNLESS NEW
     ICE FORMS.

DATE OF OBSERVATION: 02/23/2025 12:33:00   ID: 20
     LOCATION: COLUMBIA RIVER PARK/RTE. 462 BRIDGE.
     REPORT: THERE IS NO ICE IN THE WATER.  REMARKS: THERE
     WAS NO ICE OBSERVED FROM ABOVE THE RTE. 30 BRIDGE TO THE AREA
     OF LONG LEVEL, YORK COUNTY SIDE.

DATE OF OBSERVATION: 02/25/2025 12:30:23   ID: 27
     LOCATION: HARRISBURG, PA.
     REPORT:   IN GENERAL, APPROXIMATELY 50 PERCENT OF THE
     CHANNEL IS OPEN. THERE IS OPEN WATER, BUT IT IS CLEAR OF ANY
     MOVING ICE.  REMARKS: SITE 1 EAST SHORE - 5258-5398 RIVER
     RD, HARRISBURG, PA 90% ICE COVER. ICE NOT MOVING. SIGNIFICANT
     BACKUP OF LARGE SHEETS/CHUNKS OF ICE RANGING FROM 9-12
     INCHES THICK, PROTRUDING UP ONTO SHORE. SMALL PORTION OF CHANNEL
     OPEN ON THE WEST SHORE.  SITE 2 EAST SHORE -1829 N FRONT ST,
     HARRISBURG, PA 17102 90% ICE COVER. ICE NOT MOVING. MOSTLY
     SMOOTH SHEET ICE WITH AREAS OF PUSHUP, EVIDENCE OF FLOW OVER
     ICE NOW FROZEN. SMALL PORTION OF CHANNEL OPEN ON THE WEST
     SHORE.  SITE 3 EAST SHORE - 830 S FRONT ST, HARRISBURG, PA
     17104 10% ICE COVER. ICE NOT MOVING. BORDER ICE RANGING FROM
     APPROX. 50-75 FT. ON EAST SHORE. LARGE PILE OF ICE CHUNKS
     IMMEDIATELY UPSTREAM OF DAM SPILLWAY, APPROX. 6 FT. HIGH WITH
     ICE THICKNESS RANGING FROM 6-12 INCHES.   SITE 4 EAST SHORE -
     PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE, STEELTON, PA NO OBSERVATION  SITE 5
     WEST SHORE - 333 S FRONT ST, WORMLEYSBURG, PA 75% ICE COVER.
     ICE NOT MOVING. OPEN CHANNEL ALONG WEST SHORE. ICE APPEARS
     TO BE THIN AND MELTING.   SITE 5A MCCOLLUM PARK WATER
     STREET, NEW CUMBERLAND, NEAR CAPITAL CITY AIRPORT  50% ICE COVER.
     ICE NOT MOVING. APPROX. 50 FT. WIDE OPEN CHANNEL ALONG WEST
     SHORE. MUCH LARGER PORTION OF CHANNEL OPEN ALONG ON THE EAST
     SIDE OF THE RIVER. PORTIONS OF ICE APPEAR TO BE THIN AND
     MELTING.  SITE 6 WEST SHORE - 78-2 FRONT ST, EAST PENNSBORO,
     PA NEAR 100% ICE COVER. ICE NOT MOVING. NO ICE ON
     CONODOGUINET CREEK, OPEN CHANNEL. APPROX. 50 FT. OF OPEN CHANNEL
     EXTENDING DOWNSTREAM. NO OBSERVABLE OPEN CHANNEL UPSTREAM.
     COMPACTION OF ICE CHUNKS AND MOUNDING RANGING IN THICKNESS.

DATE OF OBSERVATION: 02/21/2025 12:55:11   ID: 23
     LOCATION: FORT HUNTER.
     REPORT:   ICE IS JAMMED AT ROCKVILLE BRIDGE. WATER HAS
     RECEDED AT FORT HUNTER APPROX 6 INCHES IN LAST 2 HOURS.

DATE OF OBSERVATION: 02/25/2025 13:20:16   ID: 32
     LOCATION: WEST FAIRVIEW BOAT LAUNCH.
     REPORT:   THERE ARE CHUNKS OF ICE PILED UP BUT NOT
     MOVING. SOME WATER IS MOVING CLOSE TO THE WEST SHORE. THERE IS A
     SMALL CHANNEL OF MOVING WATER ABOUT 100 YARDS FROM THE WEST
     SHORE. THERE IS OPEN WATER SOUTH OF WHERE THE CONODOGUINET
     ENTERS THE SUSQUEHANNA. THE OPEN WATER IS ABOUT 50 YARDS
     WIDE.

DATE OF OBSERVATION: 02/27/2025 08:49:45   ID: 1
     LOCATION: SUNBURY BELOW DAM.
     REPORT: THERE IS NO ICE IN THE WATER.

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