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USGS 01473900 Wissahickon Creek at Fort Washington, PA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 40°07'26",   Longitude 75°13'13"   NAD27
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Hydrologic Unit 02040203
Drainage area: 40.8 square miles
Datum of gage: 139.98 feet above   NGVD29.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2023-09-30  2025-10-23  1661 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1961-09-01  2025-10-22  12041 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2023-09-30  2025-10-23  1577 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2023-09-30  2025-10-23  1610 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2023-09-30  2025-10-23  1631 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2023-09-30  2025-10-23  1568 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1963-10-04  1968-09-29  493 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1963-10-04  1968-09-29  492 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2023-09-30  2025-06-12 421 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1961-09-01  2024-08-21 11617 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2023-09-30  2025-06-12 398 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2025-03-14  2025-06-12 87 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2023-09-30  2024-12-05 308 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1963-10-04  1968-09-29 493 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1963-10-04  1968-09-29 492 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2023-09  2025-06  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1961-09  2024-08  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2023-09  2025-06  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2025-03  2025-06  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2023-09  2024-12  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1963-10  1968-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1963-10  1968-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2023  2025  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1961  2024  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2023  2025  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2025  2025  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2023  2025  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1964  1968  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1964  1968  
 Peak streamflow 1962-03-12  2023-05-01  43 
 Field measurements 1961-08-23  2025-08-20  321 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1962-04-10  2024-03-06  253 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2025  20 
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