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USGS 01473000 Perkiomen Creek at Graterford, PA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 40°13'46",   Longitude 75°27'07"   NAD27
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Hydrologic Unit 02040203
Drainage area: 279 square miles
Datum of gage: 112.66 feet above   NGVD29.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1986-10-01  2025-10-25  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2018-11-30  2025-10-24  7435 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1914-10-01  2025-10-24  40567 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2018-11-30  2025-10-24  7350 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1948-04-20  1973-09-29  3753 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1948-04-20  1973-09-29  3767 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2018-11-30  2025-09-10 2433 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1914-10-01  2025-09-10 40523 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2018-11-30  2025-09-10 2406 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1948-04-20  1973-09-29 3753 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1948-04-20  1973-09-29 3767 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2018-11  2025-09  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1914-10  2025-09  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2018-11  2025-09  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1948-04  1973-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1948-04  1973-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2019  2025  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1915  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2019  2025  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1948  1973  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1948  1973  
 Peak streamflow 1915-08-04  2023-12-18  110 
 Field measurements 1914-06-11  2025-09-11  825 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1957-10-15  1999-08-31  213 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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