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STATION.--01472198 PERKIOMEN CREEK AT EAST
GREENVILLE, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`23'38", long
75`30'57", Montgomery County, Hydrologic Unit 02040203, on
right bank 100 ft upstream from bridge on Church Road, 0.9 mi upstream
from Molasses Creek, and 1.0 mi southwest of East Greenville.
DRAINAGE AREA.--38.0 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1981 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage.
Datum of gage is 287.5 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988
(from GNSS survey). Prior to February 7, 2022, gage included
broad-crested concrete control at datum 2.0 ft higher. Prior to
September 23, 2024, the datum of gage was reported as 288.5 ft above
National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD29) or erroneously reported as
286.5 ft above NGVD29 depending on source. Satellite telemetry at
station.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this
station is provided by the Delaware River Basin Commission.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Data transmitter operational limit -
22.1 ft;
Supplied by NWS: Action stage-3 ft; Flood stage-4 ft,
at 4.25 ft, Water Street is closed between Rte 29 and State Street;
Moderate flood stage-7 ft; Major flood stage-9 ft.