STATION.--01513550 CHOCONUT CREEK NEAR CHOCONUT, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 41`57'46", long 76`00'05", Susquehanna County, Hydrologic Unit 02050103.
DRAINAGE AREA.--18.5 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 2015 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 1098.49 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88) (from benchmark). Prior to November 4, 2024, the datum of gage was erroneously reported as 1,120 or 1,104 ft above NAVD88 depending on source. 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 Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE. -
Supplied by NWS: Action stage-8 ft, officials begin local notification of rising waters; Flood stage-8.5 ft, downstream flooding occurs at Richards Avenue Park, Vestal Center Park and may reach some backyards at 9 ft; Moderate flood stage-9.5 ft, flooding of properties increases on Richards Avenue, Kintner Estates, Glenwood Road, Coleman Street, West Hill Road, Grand Avenue and Sunset Avenue; Major flood stage-10.5 ft, widespread flooding begins from the PA State Line to downtown Vestal. Bridges on Kellum Road, Glenwood Road, West Hill Road are likely to be flooded.