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USGS 01472157 French Creek near Phoenixville, PA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 40°09'05",   Longitude 75°36'06"   NAD27
Chester County, Pennsylvania, Hydrologic Unit 02040203
Drainage area: 59.1 square miles
Datum of gage: 160 feet above   NGVD29.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1990-10-01  2026-01-25  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1998-11-05  2026-01-24  12006 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1968-10-01  2026-01-24  20934 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2006-11-08  2026-01-24  20007 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  2007-10-01  2016-09-29  3287 
    Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, computed, the product of regression-computed suspended sediment concentration and streamflow, short tons per day  2007-10-01  2026-01-24  6160 
    Suspended sediment concentration, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, milligrams per liter  2007-10-01  2026-01-24  6167 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1998-11-05  2024-10-06 3528 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1968-10-01  2024-10-06 20460 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2006-11-08  2023-12-06 5927 
    Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, computed, the product of regression-computed suspended sediment concentration and streamflow, short tons per day  2007-10-01  2021-09-29 5113 
    Suspended sediment concentration, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, milligrams per liter  2007-10-01  2021-09-29 5113 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1998-11  2024-10  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1968-10  2024-10  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2006-11  2023-12  
    Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, computed, the product of regression-computed suspended sediment concentration and streamflow, short tons per day  2007-10  2021-09  
    Suspended sediment concentration, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, milligrams per liter  2007-10  2021-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1999  2025  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1969  2025  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2007  2024  
    Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, computed, the product of regression-computed suspended sediment concentration and streamflow, short tons per day  2008  2021  
    Suspended sediment concentration, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, milligrams per liter  2008  2021  
 Peak streamflow 1969-07-28  2023-07-25  55 
 Field measurements 1968-09-24  2025-08-25  481 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1969-02-12  2023-10-20  547 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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