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STATION.--01470755 MAIDEN CREEK NEAR VIRGINVILLE,
PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`31'31", long
75`52'31", Berks County, Hydrologic Unit, 02040203, on right
bank, downstream side of State Route 143 bridge, at Virginville,
PA.
DRAINAGE AREA.--157 square miles, includes that of
Sacony Creek.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 2012 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage.
Datum of gage is 308.0 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
Satellite telemetry at station. Prior to November 8, 2022, the datum
was erroneously reported as 440 ft above National Geodetic Vertical
Datum of 1929.
COOPERATION.--Station established and maintained by
the U.S. Geological Survey. Funding for the operation of this station
is provided by the Reading Area Water Authority.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.--
Supplied by USGS.-- Data transmitter operational limit
- 23.7 ft.