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STATION.--403447075331801 LE SP15 SCHANTZ SPRING
NEAR WESCOSVILLE, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`34'47", long
75`33'18", Lehigh County, Hydrologic Unit 02040106, 0.8 miles
northwest of Wescosville, at headwaters of Schantz Spring where it
emerges from under the eastern (downstream) side of Schantz Road.
DRAINAGE AREA.--Undetermined, discharge from a
spring.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--February 2020 to current
year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, and
water-quality monitor. Datum of gage is 330.645 ft above North American
Vertical Datum of 1988, from survey. 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 U.S. Geological Survey.
REMARKS.--At 5.6 ft stormwater influences and overland
flows affect the measured gage heights based on field observations and
comparison with water quality records. Maintenance and drainage of the
spring may also affect gage heights.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.--
Supplied by USGS: Maximum recordable gage height
(stage sensor operational limit): 14.5 ft; Minimum recordable gage
height (orifice): 0.98 ft.