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THIS SITE DOES NOT USE SATELLITE
TELEMETRY AND THEREFORE THE DATA WILL ONLY BE UPDATED ABOUT EVERY 8
WEEKS.
STATION.--01446776 BUSHKILL CREEK BELOW SR2017
BRIDGE AT TATAMY, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`44'55", long
75`15'41", Northampton County, Hydrologic Unit 02040105, on
left bank, 1,000 ft downstream of USGS gage number 01446775, and 250 ft
downstream of State Route 2017 (bridge removed) at Tatamy.
DRAINAGE AREA.--31.1 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--November 2005 to current
year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage.
Datum of gage is 330.426 ft above North American Vertical Datum of
1988, from GNSS Level II RTN Survey.
COOPERATION.--Station established and maintained by
the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with Hercules Cement Company,
Inc.
REMARKS.--Water is pumped from quarry 0.70 miles
upstream.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Maximum recordable gage height
(stage sensor operational limit) - 11.9 ft;
Supplied by NWS: No flood stage has been determined
for this station.
