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USGS 01473169 Valley Creek at PA Turnpike Br near Valley Forge

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 40°04'45",   Longitude 75°27'40"   NAD27
Chester County, Pennsylvania, Hydrologic Unit 02040203
Drainage area: 20.8 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 20.8 square miles,
Datum of gage: 108.62 feet above   NGVD29.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1990-10-31  2025-10-17  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2018-10-01  2025-10-16  7698 
    Precipitation, total, inches  2005-10-01  2025-10-16  7272 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1982-10-01  2025-10-16  15714 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2018-10-01  2025-10-16  7674 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2007-09-30  2025-10-16  18975 
    Chloride, water, unfiltered, computed by regression equation, milligrams per liter  2022-10-18  2025-10-16  1089 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  2013-10-01  2016-09-29  1095 
    Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, computed, the product of regression-computed suspended sediment concentration and streamflow, short tons per day  2007-09-30  2025-10-17  6186 
    Suspended sediment concentration, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, milligrams per liter  2007-09-30  2025-10-16  6170 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2018-10-01  2025-08-10 2501 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1982-10-01  2025-02-04 15468 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2018-10-01  2025-02-04 2309 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2007-09-30  2024-06-10 5838 
    Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, computed, the product of regression-computed suspended sediment concentration and streamflow, short tons per day  2007-09-30  2021-09-29 5114 
    Suspended sediment concentration, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, milligrams per liter  2007-09-30  2021-09-29 5114 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2018-10  2025-08  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1982-10  2025-02  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2018-10  2025-02  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2007-09  2024-06  
    Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, computed, the product of regression-computed suspended sediment concentration and streamflow, short tons per day  2007-09  2021-09  
    Suspended sediment concentration, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, milligrams per liter  2007-09  2021-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2019  2025  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1983  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2019  2025  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2007  2024  
    Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, computed, the product of regression-computed suspended sediment concentration and streamflow, short tons per day  2007  2021  
    Suspended sediment concentration, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, milligrams per liter  2007  2021  
 Peak streamflow 1983-03-21  2022-09-06  40 
 Field measurements 1982-10-15  2025-08-25  371 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1984-08-22  2023-10-24  1605 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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