Recent Rain

For those looking for some good news, South Jersey received 1.2 inches of rain and Valley Forge about the same with more on the way.
 
Well it’s not rain but from what I see most of Pennsylvania is going to get a major snow dump over the weekend followed by lots of cold weather. Then the “possibility” of another storm in the following week. Hopefully a couple of feet in the mountains lasting into March for a nice slow melt. That might help recharge the water table.
 
This is an older thread but what is the consensus as to stream levels in central and north central Pennsylvania?
 
This is an older thread but what is the consensus as to stream levels in central and north central Pennsylvania?
They should be okay with the slight rain we're getting this week and the melting snow, but check the gauges for certain and accurate levels.

Honestly, I think most streams are still snow/ice covered, at least enough so that I wouldn't waste time fishing them.
 
This is an older thread but what is the consensus as to stream levels in central and north central Pennsylvania?
Based on the few gauges that aren’t iced up I think things look fairly low to average for this time of year. If the snow melts fast, without good spring rains it’ll drop quick. If the pattern turns wet, we should have a good spring with well charged groundwater stores from the snow melt. So basically, no idea 🤣
 
Based on the few gauges that aren’t iced up I think things look fairly low to average for this time of year. If the snow melts fast, without good spring rains it’ll drop quick. If the pattern turns wet, we should have a good spring with well charged groundwater stores from the snow melt. So basically, no idea 🤣

I always say let’s reevaluate in 2 weeks. And then 2 weeks after that…And so on.
 
Right now state wide I would say most surface flows are pretty low.

Hopefully the slowish melt continues and we get a good rate of groundwater recharge.

NCPA is still a solid block of ice on most of the freestoners. A big shot of rain would cause major problems with ice jams
 
Bills creek as of two hrs ago today. Needless to say i got skunked high n muddy
 

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USGS was at the monitoring station on Chester Creek (Delco) this morning. I wasn’t able to stop, but I imagine he might have been checking it for icing. Parts of the creek are iced, faster runs are opening up.
 
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