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WATER LEVEL OPERATING ELEVATIONS

Susquehanna River

Table './sunbury_ignition/tblRiverLevels' is marked as crashed and should be repaired

Levels at Sunbury

Shamokin Creek

Table './sunbury_ignition/tblRiverLevels' is marked as crashed and should be repaired

Sunbury Flooding
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER GAUGE
12 FEET SUSQUEHANNA
Activate Reagan Street Pumping Station and close gravity gates
14.4 FEET SUSQUEHANNA
Activate Church Street Pumping Station and close gravity gates
16 FEET SUSQUEHANNA
Check Shamokin Creek drainage structures for debris and/or obstructions
17 FEET SUSQUEHANNA
Check Drainage Structure #6 (Lower Susquehanna Section) for debris and/or obstructions
18 FEET SUSQUEHANNA
Check Shamokin Creek Drainage Structure #2 for infiltration. Activate Spring Run pumping station pump #3 and close gravity gates
19 FEET SUSQUEHANNA
Activate Hopper Alley Pumping Station and close gravity gates. Monitor all pump stations every 4-hours in the event of rain or high runoff. Activate Underpass Pumping Station and close gravity gates. Pre-inspect all closure structures. Make arrangements for the possibility of hauling additional sand
20 FEET SUSQUEHANNA
Check Shamokin Creek drainage structure #3 for infiltration
21 FEET SUSQUEHANNA
Begin monitoring all Shamokin Creek drainage structures for infiltration
22 FEET SUSQUEHANNA
Entrance to sand supply plant begins inundation
25 FEET SUSQUEHANNA
Possible closure installation situation. Contact PennDOT of possible closure - Closure Structure #3 (East Market St.)
26 FEET SUSQUEHANNA
Place personnel at the Flood Control Operations Center 24 hours a day
27 FEET SUSQUEHANNA
Begin 24-hour monitoring of levee - Initiate Sectional Plan
Contact River Forecast Center/Weather Service for Updates
Contact volunteers and put them on stand-by
Contact Authority managers and put all personnel on stand-by
Contact City crew and put them on stand-by
Contact electricians and put them on stand-byy
28 FEET SUSQUEHANNA
Place 2 operators at Front St. pumping stations
Restrict access on grassy areas of system
Contact media for assistance in filling sandbags and miscellaneous work detail
Contact CP Rail of possible closure - Closure Structure #1 (VFW)
29 FEET SUSQUEHANNA
Install Closure Structure #1 (VFW), notify CP Rail, local officials and media of closure
30 FEET SUSQUEHANNA
Begin 24-hour monitoring of the wall - Initiate Sectional Plan
31 FEET SUSQUEHANNA
Contact Norfolk Southern of possible closures
32 FEET SUSQUEHANNA
Install Closure Structure #6
- Norfolk Southern tracks - Weis Markets
Notify Norfolk Southern, local officials and media
Install Closure Structure #7
- Norfolk Southern tracks - near Underpass Pump Station
35 FEET SUSQUEHANNA
Limit of Protection
Flooding
SHAMOKIN CREEK GAUGE
3.3 FEET SHAMOKIN
Check Shamokin Creek drainage structures for debris and/or obstructions
4.1 FEET SHAMOKIN
Check Shamokin Creek Drainage Structure #2 for infiltration. Activate Spring Run pumping station pump #3 and close gravity gates
9.7 FEET SHAMOKIN
Begin monitoring all Shamokin Creek drainage structures for infiltration
14 FEET SHAMOKIN
Possible closure installation situation
Contact PennDOT of possible closure - Closure Structure #3 (East Market St.)
15 FEET SHAMOKIN
Begin 24-hour monitoring of levee - Initiate Sectional Plan
Contact River Forecast Center/Weather Service for Updates
Contact volunteers and put them on stand-by
Contact Authority managers and put all personnel on stand-by
Contact City crew and put them on stand-by
Contact electricians and put them on stand-by
16 FEET SHAMOKIN
Install Closure Structure #1 (VFW), notify CP Rail, local officials and media of closure
17 FEET SHAMOKIN
Install Closure Structure #3 (East Market St.)
19 FEET SHAMOKIN
Install Closure Structure #4 (Zimmerman's)
Install Closure Structure #5
- South 10th Street Bridge
30 feet Susquehanna
Flooding
SPRING RUN GAUGE
428.5 FEET SPRING RUN
Check Shamokin Creek Drainage Structure #2 for infiltration. Activate Spring Run pumping station pump #3 and close gravity gates
429.5 FEET SPRING RUN
Activate Spring Run pumping station flood pumps