Lower Susquehanna-Swatara HUC8 02050305
A 4,860 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
80
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 14 reporting
Median flow
173%
p68 of record
Water assets
5,386
127 springs · 5,149 wells
USGS gauges (17)
- Mountain Creek near Pine Grove Furnace, PA015711845 cfsp40 · normal
- Yellow Breeches Creek near Camp Hill, PA01571500155 cfsp53 · normal
- Sherman Creek at Shermans Dale, PA0156800085 cfsp57 · normal
- Bixler Run near Loysville, PA015675008 cfsp61 · normal
- Swatara Creek near Pine Grove, PA01572025131 cfsp63 · normal
- Swatara Creek near Inwood, PA01572190193 cfsp64 · normal
- Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, PA0157050016,100 cfsp68 · normal
- Conewago Creek near Bellaire, PA0157369511 cfsp69 · normal
- Swatara Creek near Hershey, PA01573560685 cfsp73 · normal
- Quittapahilla Creek near Bellegrove, PA01573160113 cfsp76 · above normal
- Conewago Creek near Falmouth, PA0157371026 cfsp78 · above normal
- Conodoguinet Creek near Hogestown, PA01570000419 cfsp81 · above normal
- Swatara Creek at Harper Tavern, PA01573000457 cfsp81 · above normal
- Paxton Creek near Glenwood, PA0157100511 cfsp85 · above normal
- Swatara Creek near Palmyra, PA01573208621 cfsno long-term record
- Fishing Creek at Goldsboro, PA0157366015 cfsno long-term record
- Little Conewago Crk, Gingrich Rd at Upper Lawn PA015736843 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 | 0 | 0 | 0/14 | p68 |
| 2026-10-17 | 0 | 0 | 0/14 | p81 |
| 2026-10-16 | 0 | 0 | 0/14 | p75 |
| 2026-10-15 | 0 | 0 | 0/14 | p81 |
| 2026-10-14 | 0 | 0 | 0/14 | p84 |
| 2026-10-13 | 0 | 0 | 0/14 | p91 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 0 | 0/14 | p96 |
| 2026-10-11 | 0 | 0 | 3/14 | p35 |
| 2026-10-10 | 0 | 0 | 2/14 | p37 |
| 2026-10-09 | 0 | 0 | 3/14 | p36 |
| 2026-10-08 | 0 | 0 | 3/14 | p40 |
| 2026-10-07 | 0 | 0 | 2/14 | p47 |
| 2026-10-06 | 0 | 0 | 1/14 | p54 |
| 2026-10-05 | 0 | 0 | 1/14 | p52 |
Top water assets
- 76PA Well DA 433well
- 75PA Well DA 451well
- 75PA Well DA 440well
- 75PA Well DA 441well
- 75PA Well DA 435well
- 75PA Well DA 446well
- 74PA Well LB 1111well
- 73PA Well DA 432well
- 73PA Well CU 322well
- 73PA Well DA 442well