Funding for this site is provided by:
STATION.--01480685 MARSH CREEK NEAR DOWNINGTOWN,
PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`03'19", long
75`43'00", Chester County, Hydrologic Unit 02040205, on left
bank 1,000 ft downstream from Marsh Creek Dam, 0.2 mi upstream from
mouth, and 3.0 mi north of Downingtown.
DRAINAGE AREA.--20.3 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--June 1973 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, and
concrete control. Elevation of gage is 280 ft above National
GeodeticVertical Datum of 1929, from topographic map.
REMARKS.--Flow completely regulated since November
1973 by Marsh Creek Reservoir.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this
station is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection and the U.S. Geological Survey.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Data Transmitter Operational Limit -
10.1 ft
