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USGS 01573208 Swatara Creek near Palmyra, PA

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Station gage imageSTATION.--01573208 SWATARA CREEK NEAR PALMYRA, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`19'20.06", long 76`37'45.82", Lancaster County, Hydrologic Unit 02050305, at four-span concrete bridge on SR 743, 2 mi downstream from Quittapahilla Creek, and 2 mi northwest of Palmyra.
DRAINAGE AREA.--437 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--December 2022 to present. Water-quality March 2023 to present.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, and water-quality monitor. Datum of gage is 335 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
COOPERATION.--Station established and maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey. Funding for the operation of this station is provided by Lebanon County and Natural Resource Conservation Service.
REMARKS.--
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Data transmitter operational limit - 28.8 ft;
Supplied by NWS:
This station managed by the PAWSC New Cumberland Office.

Available Parameters Period of Record
  
2023-03-11  2025-12-16
2022-12-07  2025-12-15
2023-03-11  2025-12-16
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