Little Lehigh Creek near Allentown, PA
The geodetic vertical elevation (gage datum) for this gage will be updated on October 15. See https://www.usgs.gov/centers/pennsylvania-water-science-center/updating-pennsylvania-streamgage-datums for more information.
Monitoring location 01451500 is associated with a STREAM in LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. Current conditions of DISCHARGE, GAGE HEIGHT, SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE, and MORE are available. Water data back to 1935 are available online.
| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | Water-quality | 1960-04-26 | 1976-09-20 |
| Inorganics, Major, Metals | Water-quality | 1960-04-26 | 1976-05-20 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1960-04-26 | 1976-09-20 |
| Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1973-09-20 | 1973-09-20 |
| Inorganics, Minor, metals | Water-quality | 1960-04-26 | 1976-05-20 |
| Microbiological | Water-quality | 1962-07-16 | 1976-09-20 |
| Nutrient | Water-quality | 1960-04-26 | 1976-09-20 |
| Organics, other | Water-quality | 1973-07-10 | 1975-10-16 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1945-10-01 | 2022-08-19 |
| Radiochemistry | Water-quality | 1964-03-24 | 1971-02-04 |
| Sediment | Water-quality | 1967-12-13 | 1969-03-27 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1935-07-09 | 2021-09-01 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1945-09-19 | 2022-08-03 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2021-01-01 |
Prior to October 14, 2013, gage included masonry control. Low-flow gage heights will be about 2 ft less than pre-Oct, 14 2013 levels. Occasional slight regulation at low stages by fish hatchery upstream.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
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Site identification number
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01451500 | n/a |
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Site name
|
Little Lehigh Creek near Allentown, PA | n/a |
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Site type
|
Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 403456 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0752900 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 40.5823197 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -75.48296088 | n/a |
|
Latitude-longitude method
|
Interpolated from MAP. | M |
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Latitude-longitude accuracy
|
Accurate to + or - 1 sec. | S |
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Latitude-longitude datum
|
North American Datum of 1927 | NAD27 |
| Decimal Latitude-longitude datum | North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
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District
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Pennsylvania | 42 |
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State
|
Pennsylvania | 42 |
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County
|
Lehigh County | 077 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | n/a | |
| Name of location map | n/a | |
| Scale of location map | n/a | |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 253.41 | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | Level or other surveyed method. | L |
| Altitude accuracy | .01 | n/a |
|
Altitude datum
|
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 | NGVD29 |
|
Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
Lehigh | 02040106 |
|
Drainage basin
|
n/a | |
|
Topographic setting
|
n/a | |
| Flags for instruments at site | NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN | n/a |
|
Date of first construction
|
n/a | |
| Date site established or inventoried | 194510 | n/a |
|
Drainage area
|
80.8 | n/a |
| Contributing drainage area | n/a | |
| Time Zone abbreviation | EST | n/a |
|
Site honors Daylight Savings Time
|
Y | n/a |
|
Data reliability
|
n/a | |
| Data-other GW files | NNNNNNNN | n/a |
| National aquifer | n/a | |
| Local aquifer | n/a | |
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Local aquifer type
|
n/a | |
| Well depth | n/a | |
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Hole depth
|
n/a | |
| Source of depth data | n/a | |
| Project number | n/a |
