Lower Susquehanna-Penns HUC8 02050301
A 3,751 km² sub-basin of the Mid-Atlantic region in PA. Drought coverage is from the US Drought Monitor (map of 2026-10-13); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
82
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 3 reporting
Median flow
244%
p74 of record
Water assets
2,195
38 springs · 1,698 wells
USGS gauges (3)
- Susquehanna River at Sunbury, PA0155400010,500 cfsp59 · normal
- East Mahantango Creek near Dalmatia, PA01555500122 cfsp74 · normal
- Penns Creek at Penns Creek, PA01555000276 cfsp77 · above normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p74 |
| 2026-10-19 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p77 |
| 2026-10-18 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p81 |
| 2026-10-17 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p85 |
| 2026-10-16 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p83 |
| 2026-10-15 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p86 |
| 2026-10-14 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p87 |
| 2026-10-13 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p91 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p94 |
| 2026-10-11 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p51 |
| 2026-10-10 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p53 |
| 2026-10-09 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p56 |
| 2026-10-08 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p57 |
| 2026-10-07 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p62 |
Top water assets
- 66PA Well SC 185well
- 66PA Well SC 184well
- 65PA Well SC 7well
- 65Wiconisco Creekriver
- 65Susquehanna River At Sunbury, Pariver
- 65Penns Creek At Penns Creek, Pariver
- 65Sinking Creekriver
- 65PA Well CE 131well
- 65East Mahantango Creek Near Dalmatia, Pariver
- 65Penns Creekriver