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Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, PA (USGS-01570500) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: NWIS (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This stream site, maintained by the USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center (identifier USGS-PA), has the name "Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, PA" and has the identifier USGS-01570500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02050305. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 24100 sq mi.

This site is located in Dauphin County County, Pennsylvania at 40.25481164000000 degrees latitude and -76.8860846000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 290.01 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Level or other surveyed method." is .01 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-01570500" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1970 - 1981
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1974 - 1980
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 1981
Biological, Counts 1974 - 1981
Biological, Fish 1970 - 1974
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 1981
Information 1975 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1944 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1936 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1936 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1972 - 2023
Microbiological 1936 - 1995
Nutrient 1936 - 2023
Organics, Other 1936 - 2023
Organics, PCBs 1977 - 2014
Organics, PFAS 2019 - 2019
Organics, Pesticide 1975 - 2021
PFAS,Perfluorinated Alkyl Substance 2019 - 2019
PFOA, Perfluorooctanoic Acid 2019 - 2019
Physical 1936 - 2023
Radiochemical 1936 - 1995
Sediment 1968 - 2023
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

For the definitions of the metadata elements, please go to the Water Quality Portal user guide

Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-PA
OrganizationFormalName USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-01570500
MonitoringLocationName Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, PA
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 02050305
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 24100
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 40.25481164000000
LongitudeMeasure -76.8860846000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 290.01
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 42
CountyCode 043
ProviderName NWIS