The geodetic vertical elevation (gage datum) for this gage will be updated on 9/1/2026. See https://www.usgs.gov/centers/pennsylvania-water-science-center/updating-pennsylvania-streamgage-datums for more information.

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Pennsylvania American Water Company diverts water upstream of gage for municipal supply of Lebanon.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	01572190	n/a
Location name	Swatara Creek near Inwood, PA	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	40.4792558129108	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-76.5307970008987	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	Lebanon County	075
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	426.13 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Level or other surveyed method.	L
Altitude accuracy	0.01 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Lower Susquehanna-Swatara	02050305
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	167 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		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 Swatara Creek near Inwood, PA - USGS-01572190