


River Statement
Issued by NWS State College, PA
Issued by NWS State College, PA
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036 FGUS81 KCTP 211837 RVSCTP PAZ004-005-010>012-017>019-024>028-033-034-037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063-065-066-221845- Hydrological Statement National Weather Service State College PA 137 PM EST Fri Feb 21 2025 ...RIVER ICE STATEMENT... ...WEST BRANCH RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES... DATE OF OBSERVATION: 02/18/2025 16:48:05 ID: 47 LOCATION: WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA RIVER 2.5MILE UPSTREAM FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE NORTH BRANCH. REPORT: THERE IS SOME BORDER ICE. THE ICE EXTENDS 0 FEET FROM THE EAST SHORE AND 0 FEET FROM THE WEST 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: 02/17/2025 09:33:48 ID: 13 LOCATION: WEST BRANCH OF THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER IN LOCK HAVEN AT THE VETERANS BRIDGE. REPORT: THE UPSTREAM END OF THE COMPLETE ICE COVER IS NEAR TWO MILES TO THE HANNA PARK AREA. THE DOWNSTREAM END OF THE COMPLETE ICE COVER IS NEAR .25 MILES TO THE TIDLOW DAM. ...MAIN STEM RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES... DATE OF OBSERVATION: 02/19/2025 11:16:38 ID: 8 LOCATION: RIVER ROAD DAUPHIN PA. REPORT: ICE BREAKING ON THE RIVER. APPEARS THAT MOST OF RIVER IS NOW MOVING. ICE CHUNKS ON BORDER. SCATTERED AREAS OF OPEN WATER. NOISY!. DATE OF OBSERVATION: 02/20/2025 13:48:43 ID: 76 LOCATION: LOWER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER FROM MARIETTA DOWNRIVER TO SAFE HARBOR DAM. REPORT: IN GENERAL, APPROXIMATELY 10 PERCENT OF THE CHANNEL IS OPEN. THERE IS SOME ICE IN THE OPEN WATER. THE ICE CONSISTS OF FRAZIL SLUSH. REMARKS: 90% OR MORE PACKED SLUSH ICE FROM STRICKLER`S RUN TO THE SAFE HARBOR HYDRO STATION. ABOVE STRICKLER`S RUN, THE RIVER IS COVERED WITH APPROXIMATELY 20% RUNNING SLUSH ICE UP TO NEAR CHICKIES CREEK. DATE OF OBSERVATION: 02/18/2025 17:34:03 ID: 20 LOCATION: COLUMBIA BOROUGH RIVER PARK/RTE. 462 BRIDGE. REPORT: IN GENERAL, APPROXIMATELY 50 PERCENT OF THE CHANNEL IS OPEN. THERE IS SOME ICE IN THE OPEN WATER. THE ICE CONSISTS OF FRAZIL SLUSH. REMARKS: FOR THE PAST SEVEN TO TEN DAYS IT HAS BEEN ALTERNATING BETWEEN COMPLETELY CLEAR OF ICE AND MOVING SLUCH ICE. DATE OF OBSERVATION: 02/20/2025 07:02:54 ID: 19 LOCATION: ICE OBSERVATION OF SHERMANS CREEK, PERRY COUNTY, SPRING TOWNSHIP, AT INTERSECTION OF STATE ROUTE 850 AND FALLING SPRINGS ROAD. 40.20.51N 77.13.12.W. REPORT: IN GENERAL, APPROXIMATELY 100 PERCENT OF THE CHANNEL IS OPEN. THERE IS SOME ICE IN THE OPEN WATER. THE ICE CONSISTS OF FRAZIL PANS. $$