INFORMATION ON THE 2002 DROUGHT

Record Lows (RL in table) for Regional Streams

Nearly all the streams in southcentral and southeastern Pennsylvania were at record low levels for the day on February 25, 2002. This means flows were the lowest ever recorded for that date since the gages were installed, 40 years ago in some instances. The only streams that were not at record lows were the Susquehanna River, Juniata River, Perkiomen Creek and the Delaware River. The Kiski River was the only stream at a record low in Western PA. Northern PA streams are in better shape than the southeast and southcentral; none at record lows.

The drought continues. Many of the same streams were also at record lows on August 15, 2002.

Link to current stream flow conditions on Conodoguinet Creek.

Stream
Gage
Location
County or State
Basin size
(Sq mi. )
Flow (cfs)
Rank
Flow (cfs)
Rank
February 25, 2002
August 15, 2002
Susquehanna River Harrisburg Dauphin 24,000
23,000
25 to 74%
3,560
<10%
Juniata River Newport Perry 3,354
1,580
<10%
662
10-24%
Conodoguinet Creek Hogestown Cumberland 470
94
RL
49
RL
Yellow Breeches Camp Hill Cumberland 216
88
RL
82
RL
Letort Spring Run Carlisle Cumberland 21.6
16
NR
14
NR
Conestoga River Lancaster Lancaster 324
56
RL
33
<10%
Shermans Creek Shermansdale Perry 200
40
RL
10
RL
West Conewago Creek Manchester York 510
62
RL
13
<10%
Codorus Creek Spring Grove York 75.5
15
RL
20
NR
Codorus Creek York York 222
-
-
41
10-24%
Tuscoraora Creek Port Royal Juniata 214
21
RL
19
10-24%
Aughwick Creek Three Springs Bedford 205
15
RL
4.6
<10%
Raystown Branch At Dam Huntingdon 756
210
<10%
66
<10%
Lehigh River Bethlehem Northampton 1,279
1050
RL
734
25-74%
Schuylkill River Berne Berks 355
213
RL
79
RL
Schuylkill River Pottstown Montgomery 1,147
-
-
41
10-24%
Schuylkill River Philadelphia Philadelphia 1,893
674
<10
6.0
RL
Wissahickon Creek Mouth Philadelphia 64
39
RL
21
RL
Pennypack Creek Philadelphia Philadelphia 4908
20
RL
8.5
RL
French Creek Phoenixville Chester 59.1
18
RL
9.1
RL
West Brandywine Creek Modena Chester 55
22
RL
8.1
RL
East Brandywine Creek Downingtown Chester 89.9
27
RL
17
RL
Brandywine Creek Chadds Ford Chester 314
113
RL
35
RL
Neshaminy Creek Langhorne Bucks 210
51
RL
51
25-74%
Perkiomen Creek Graterford Montgomery 279
138
<10
95
25-74%
Delaware River Trenton New Jersey NA
5030
<10
2,950
10-24%
Potomac River Hancock Maryland 4,090
791
RL
706
25-74%
Kiski River Vandergrift Armstrong 1,825
626
RL
235
RL