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STATION.--01547950 BEECH CREEK AT MONUMENT, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 41`06'42", long
77`42'09", Centre County, Hydrologic Unit 02050204, on right
bank 800 ft downstream from bridge at Monument, 850 ft downstream from
Monument Run, 0.6 mi upstream from Twin Run, and 8.7 mi upstream from
mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--152 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1968 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage.
Datum of gage is 741.04 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
Prior to September 1, 2023, the datum of gage was reported as 741.60 ft
above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Satellite telemetry at
station.
COOPERATION.--Funding for this station is provided by
the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S.
Geological Survey.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Maximum recordable gage height
(stage sensor operational limit) - 22.0 ft; Data transmitter
operational limit - 23.4 ft;
Supplied by NWS: No flood stage has been determined
for this station.