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Continuous data

2 data types available - data from 2007-10-01 to 2026-08-08

Daily data

1 data types available - data from 1991-01-18 to 2026-08-06

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1990-10-29 to 2026-07-22

Discrete sample data

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Peak measurements

2 data types available - with data from 1992-06-05 to 2025-05-16

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1 data types available - data from 1991-01-18 to 2026-08-06

Important information about this monitoring location

Drainage Area does not include distributary. Stream has received pumpage from Bradshaw Reservoir since August 1989. Peak flows are unregulated. Irrigation pond for the county golf course 300 ft upstream also occasionally draw water from the creek.

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Delaware River Basin Commission

Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	01472810	n/a
Location name	East Branch Perkiomen Creek near Schwenksville, PA	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	40.2587137210151	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-75.4287873107117	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from MAP.	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Pennsylvania	42
State	Pennsylvania	42
County	Montgomery County	091
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	150 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Interpolated from topographic map.	M
Altitude accuracy	20 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929	NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Schuylkill	02040203
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	58.7 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	58.7 square miles	n/a
Time zone abbreviation	EST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	Y	n/a
National aquifer		n/a
Local aquifer		n/a
Local aquifer type		n/a
Well depth		n/a
Hole depth		n/a
Source of depth data		n/a

Monitoring location East Branch Perkiomen Creek near Schwenksville, PA - USGS-01472810