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STATION.--01552000 LOYALSOCK CREEK AT
LOYALSOCKVILLE, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 41`19'30", long
76`54'46", Lycoming County, Hydrologic Unit 02050206, on right
bank 30 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 973 at
Loyalsockville, 2.5 mi downstream from Wallis Run, and 7.3 mi upstream
from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--435 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1925 to September 1974,
October 1975 to current year. Prior to October 1925, monthly discharge
only, published in WSP 1302. Prior to October 1969, published as
"at Loyalsock".
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, and
weighing-bucket precipitation gage. Datum of gage is 585.61 ft above
North American Vertical Datum of 1988. August 1925 to Sept. 16, 1926,
non-recording gage, and Sept. 17, 1926, to June 13, 1988, water-stage
recorder at site 500 feet downstream on left bank at same datum. Prior
to August 30, 2024, the datum of gage was reported as 586.33 ft above
NGVD of 1929. Satellite telemetry at station.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this
station is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection and the U.S. Geological Survey.
REMARKS.--
The 15-minute precipitation data for this station are
temporary and will only be displayed for 120 days. Time series
of 1-hour or cumulative daily values will NOT be available for
retrieval following the 120-day display period. Although the
instrumentation is calibrated at least once a year, the temporary
classification means that documented routine inspections and other
quality assurance measures are not performed that would make the
data acceptable for archival, retrieval, or future use in general
scientific or interpretive studies. |
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Data transmitter operational limit -
25 ft;
Supplied by NWS: Action stage-9 ft, residents living
adjacent to the creek advised to monitor water levels; driveways of
several homes affected by high water; Flood stage-12 ft, several
residences affected by high water levels; Moderate flood stage-13 ft,
several homes and the Loyalsock Game Farm are affected by high water;
Major flood stage-14 ft, numerous homes adjacent to the creek are
affected by high water.