STATION.--04213040 RACCOON CREEK NEAR WEST SPRINGFIELD, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 41`56'42", long 80`26'51", Erie County, Hydrologic Unit 04120101, on right bank on upstream side of highway bridge on Sanford Road, 1.4 mi east of West Springfield, 4.4 mi upstream from mouth, and 7 mi southwest of Girard.
DRAINAGE AREA.--2.53 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Annual maximum, water years 1962-68. October 1968 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, and concrete control installed Aug. 2, 1973. Elevation of gage is 715 ft above sea level, from topographic map. May 9, 1961 to Oct. 2, 1968, crest-stage gage at same site and datum.