Schuylkill River At Philadelphia, Pa Realtime Data
SCHUYLKILL RIVER AT PHILADELPHIA, PA
Realtime Data • Report • Conditions
1,340
Discharge (cfs)
6.1
Gauge Height (ft)
Streamflow discharge was last observed at 1,340 cfs, and a gauge height of 6.14 feet.
With the
% decrease since yesterday,
the streamflow average over the past 10 days is 1,705 .
Weather today, Tomorrow,
The river has several tributaries, including the Wissahickon Creek and the Perkiomen Creek, and is dammed at several points. Seasonally, the river experiences higher flows during the winter and spring due to snowmelt and precipitation. Interesting facts about the hydrology of the Schuylkill River include its history as a major transportation route during the colonial era, and its use as a source of drinking water for the city of Philadelphia. Despite past pollution, efforts to improve water quality have led to the river being named the 2020 River of the Year by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
August 24, 2026
| Elevation | 13.0 ft |
| Last Updated | |
| Photosynthetically active radiation (average flux density on a horizontal surface during measurement interval), µmol of photons/m²/s | -3.8 umol/m2/s |
| Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, mg/L as N | 0.9 mg/l as N |
| Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in ft | 10.68 ft |
| Streamflow, ft³/s | 1340.0 ft3/s |
| Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25°C | 384.0 uS/cm @25C |
| Gage height, ft | 6.14 ft |
| Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, mg/L | 6.8 mg/l |
| Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 ±2.5°, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) | 7.6 FNU |
| pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units | 7.4 std units |
| Barometric pressure (BP), uncorrected, pounds per square inch | 14.69 psi |
| Temperature, water, °C | 24.2 deg C |
| Precipitation, total, in | 0.0 in |
| Percent of Normal | 105% |
| Year Over Year Average | 1,270 cfs |
| 24hr Flow Prediction | cfs |
| Maximum Recorded | 90,600 cfs |
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