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USGS 01472157 French Creek near Phoenixville, PA

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Station gage imageSTATION.--01472157 FRENCH CREEK NEAR PHOENIXVILLE, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`09'05", long 75`36'06", Chester County, Hydrologic Unit 02040203, on right bank 70 ft downstream from two-span county bridge on French Creek Road, 4.5 mi northwest of Phoenixville, and 7.3 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--59.1 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1968 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, water-quality monitor and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 160 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to Nov. 7, 1968, non-recording gage at site 70 ft upstream at same datum. 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 Chester County Water Resources Authority and the U.S. Geological Survey.
REMARKS.-- Data can be affected by localized pumping.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Data transmitter operational limit - 17.0 ft, at 8 ft - approx low point Hoffecker Road across from gage.
Supplied by NWS: No flood stage has been determined for this station.
This station managed by the PAWSC Downingtown Field Office.

Available Parameters Period of Record
  
1998-11-05  2024-11-12
1968-10-01  2024-11-12
2006-11-08  2024-11-13
2007-10-01  2016-09-29
2007-10-01  2024-11-12
2007-10-01  2024-11-12







 (365)
 

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