Upper Susquehanna-Tunkhannock HUC8 02050106
A 5,193 km² sub-basin of the Mid-Atlantic region in PA. Drought coverage is from the US Drought Monitor (map of 2026-09-01); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
79
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 7 reporting
Median flow
296%
p80 of record
Water assets
2,912
13 springs · 2,356 wells
USGS gauges (8)
- Towanda Creek near Franklindale, PA0153190821 cfsp59 · normal
- Sugar Creek at West Burlington, PA0153132513 cfsp62 · normal
- NB Sugar Creek Trib near Columbia Cross Roads, PA015312502 cfsp79 · above normal
- Tunkhannock Creek near Tunkhannock, PA01534000184 cfsp80 · above normal
- Towanda Creek near Monroeton, PA01532000109 cfsp89 · above normal
- Susquehanna River at Towanda, PA015315006,710 cfsp90 · above normal
- Susquehanna River at Meshoppen, PA015334009,330 cfsp90 · above normal
- N Br Towanda Cr, Clark Rd nr Granville Summit PA0153190151 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | 0 | 0 | 0/7 | p80 |
Top water assets
- 75PA Well BR 467well
- 74PA Well LU 127well
- 74PA Well LU 128well
- 67Mehoopany Creekriver
- 67Schrader Creekriver
- 66PA Well LK 258well
- 66PA Well LK 393well
- 66PA Well LK 232well
- 66PA Well LK 387well
- 65Towanda Creek Near Franklindale, Pariver