Funding for this site is provided by:
STATION.--01480400 BIRCH RUN NEAR WAGONTOWN,
PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`01'38", long
75`50'43", Chester County, Hydrologic Unit 02040205, on right
bank 15 ft upstream from SR 4005, 0.2 mi upstream of mouth, 0.6 mi
downstream from Chambers Lake, and 1.1 mi northwest of Wagontown.
DRAINAGE AREA.--4.55 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--February 1995 to current
year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, water-quality monitor,
crest-stage gage, and concrete control. Elevation of gage is 505.81 ft
above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Satellite telemetry at
station.
COOPERATION.--Station established and maintained by
the U.S. Geological Survey. Funding for the operation of this station
is provided by Chester County Water Resources Authority.
REMARKS.--Flow regulated by Chambers Lake (station
01480399) 0.6 mi upstream. Satellite and landline telemetry at
station.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Data transmitter operational limit -
11.6 ft, approx 9.5 ft, Lion's Head Road low point at gage.
Supplied by NWS: No flood stage has been determined
for this station.
