PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION
STATION.--01480617 WEST BRANCH BRANDYWINE CREEK AT
MODENA, PALOCATION.--Lat 39`57'42", long 75`48'06", Chester County, Hydrologic Unit 02040205, on left bank at bridge on SR 15068 at Modena, and 300 ft upstream from Dennis Run.
DRAINAGE AREA.--55.0 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--January 1970 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 265 ft above sea level, from topographic map.
FLOOD STAGE.--NOAA, National Weather Service river forecast station flood stage provided to USGS April 1999 is 9 feet.
COOPERATION.--Records of diversion provided by the City of Coatesville. Funding for the operation of this station is provided by Chester County and the U.S. Geological Survey.
REMARKS.--Water-quality data collection discontinued during winter months since the 1981 water year. Other interruptions in the record were due to malfunctions of the equipment.
This station managed by the Exton Field Office.
