USGS 01452500 Monocacy Creek at Bethlehem, PA

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Station gage imageSTATION.--01452500 MONOCACY CREEK AT BETHLEHEM, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`38'28", long 75`22'47", Northampton County, Hydrologic Unit 02040106, on right bank 40 ft downstream from highway bridge at entrance to Monocacy Park at Bethlehem, and 2.1 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--44.5 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1948 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Concrete control since July 17,1969. Datum of gage is 247.24 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 15, 1962, non-recording gage at site 40 ft upstream at same datum. Recording gage at upstream site May 1962- Dec 1967. Recording gage at present location since Jan 1968. Satellite 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 Lehigh County Authority, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Geological Survey.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Data transmitter operational limit-17.0 ft;
Supplied by NWS: No flood stage has been determined for this station.
This station managed by the PAWSC New Cumberland Office.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
1990-10-01  2024-03-18
2007-10-01  2024-03-18
2021-10-01  2024-03-18







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Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 90.8 03-18-2024   21:45 EDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Mar 18 based on 75 water years of record more
Min
(2002)
25th
percen-
tile
Median Mean Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Mar 18
75th
percen-
tile
Max
(1972)
20.0 46 69 76 90.8 98 188


Gage height, feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 2.59 03-18-2024   21:45 EDT
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 249.13 03-18-2024   21:45 EDT
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