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USGS 01473500 Schuylkill River at Norristown, PA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 40°06'56",   Longitude 75°21'22"   NAD83
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Hydrologic Unit 02040203
Drainage area: 1,760 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 1,760 square miles,
Datum of gage: 51 feet above   NGVD29.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2007-10-01  2025-11-02  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2012-02-23  2025-11-01  11706 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1927-10-01  2025-11-01  10921 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2012-02-23  2025-11-01  11694 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2012-02-23  2025-11-01  11703 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2012-02-23  2025-11-01  11685 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2012-02-23  2025-11-01  11220 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2012-02-23  2025-06-25 3773 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1927-10-01  2025-02-25 10672 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2012-02-23  2025-04-29 3712 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2012-02-23  2025-04-29 3715 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2012-02-23  2025-06-25 3499 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2012-02  2025-06  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1927-10  2025-02  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2012-02  2025-04  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2012-02  2025-04  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2012-02  2025-06  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2012  2025  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1928  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2012  2025  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2012  2025  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2012  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1928-07-14  2023-07-10  38 
 Field measurements 2001-09-10  2025-08-26  170 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1978-12-18  2015-04-02  11 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2025  20 
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