THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN HYDROLOGIC OBSERVING SYSTEM (SRBHOS) |
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Organized for Multiagency Support of Integrated River Basin Science
(submitted to CUAHSI, 30 July 2004)
In Cooperation with and a Member of: Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Sciences, Inc. (CUAHSI) Location Map The Susquehanna River Basin encompasses an area of 27,501 square miles of which 76 percent is in Pennsylvania, 23 percent in New York, and 1 percent in Maryland. Over 90 percent of the basin is underlain by sedimentary rock strata largely undisturbed in the Appalachian Plateau Province but convoluted and eroded in the valley and Ridge Province. Glacial deposits cover the northeastern quadrant of the basin. The principle rivers are the Susquehanna (444 miles), West Branch (228 miles), and Juniata (86 miles). Approximately 90% of the Upper Chesapeake Bay and 50% of the entire Chesapeake Bay freshwater inputs are from the Susquehanna. |
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Susquehanna River Basin Hydrologic Observing System |
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