STATION.--01547700 MARSH CREEK AT BLANCHARD, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 41`03'34", long 77`36'22", Centre County, Hydrologic Unit 02050204, on right bank 20 ft downstream from highway bridge on SR 1002, 0.5 mi southwest of Blanchard, 0.6 mi downstream from bridge on State Highway 150, and 0.6 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--44.1 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1955 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 585.45 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (from benchmark). Prior to Aug. 31, 1956, non-recording gage at site 20 ft upstream at same datum. Prior to June 5, 2025, the datum of gage was reported as 586.16 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. 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 the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Geological Survey.
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GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Maximum recordable gage height and data transmitter operational limit - 25.4 ft;
Supplied by NWS: No flood stage has been determined for this station.