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STATION.--01451800 JORDAN CREEK NEAR SCHNECKSVILLE,
PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`39'42", long
75`37'38", Lehigh County, Hydrologic Unit 02040106, on left
bank 54 ft downstream from wooden covered bridge at Trexler-Lehigh
County Game Preserve, 1.0 mi downstream from Mill Creek, and 1.1 mi
southwest of Schnecksville.
DRAINAGE AREA.--53.0 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--February 1966 to current
year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage and
water-quality monitor. Prior to June 16, 2015, gage included concrete
control. Elevation of gage is 380.48 ft above North American Vertical
Datum of 1988. Prior to November 8, 2022, the datum of gage was
reported as 381.16 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
Prior to Oct. 2, 1973, non-recording gage at bridge 54 ft upstream at
same datum. Satellite telemetry at station.
COOPERATION.--Station established and maintained by
the U.S. Geological Survey. Funding for the operation of this station
is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
and the U.S. Geological Survey.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Data transmitter operational limit -
13.6 ft;
Supplied by NWS: No flood stage has been determined
for this station.