USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
01543000 DRIFTWOOD BRANCH SINNEMAHONING CREEK AT STERLING RUN, PA
LOCATION - Lat 41°24'48", long 78°11'50" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Cameron County, PA, Hydrologic Unit 02050202, on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge on SR 3002 at village of Sterling Run, and 300 ft upstream from Sterling Run.
DRAINAGE AREA - 272 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1272: Drainage area. WSP 1502: 1933(M), 1934-38, 1939(M).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1913 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 894.84 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Oct. 1, 1913 to Sept. 30, 1931: non-recording gage; Oct. 1, 1931 to Sept. 30, 1932 and Oct. 1, 1942 to Oct. 3, 1991: water-stage recorder at site 50 feet upstream on steel-truss bridge at same datum. Satellite and landline telemetry at station.
COOPERATION - Station established and maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey. Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and U.S. Geological Survey.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 2002 to current year.
COOPERATION - Water-quality samples were collected as part of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Water-Quality Network (WQN) with cooperation from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.