Funding for this site is provided by:
STATION.--01572190 SWATARA CREEK NEAR INWOOD,
PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`28'45", long
76`31'52", Lebanon County, Hydrologic Unit 02050305, on right
bank 20 ft downstream from single-span steel-truss bridge on
Appalachian Trail, 0.4 mi upstream from steel-truss bridge at Inwood,
0.5 mi downstream from Trout Run, and 2.0 mi north of Lickdale.
DRAINAGE AREA.--167 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1988 to January 1991,
October 1991 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 426.13
ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988, from survey.
COOPERATION.--Station established and maintained by
the U.S. Geological Survey. Funding for the operation of this station
is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection.
REMARKS.--Pennsylvania American Water Company diverts
water upstream of gage for municipal supply of Lebanon.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Maximum recordable gage height
(stage sensor operational limit) - 22.9 ft; Data transmitter
operational limit - 25.3 ft;
Supplied by NWS: No flood stage has been determined
for this station.