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STATION.--01547100 SPRING CREEK AT MILESBURG, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`55'54", long
77`47'09", Centre County, Hydrologic Unit 02050204, on right
bank, 100 ft west of State Highway 144.
DRAINAGE AREA.--142 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1967 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage.
Datum of gage is 695.6 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988
(GNSS Level II Survey). Prior to November 6, 2008, water-stage recorder
was located on left bank, 300 ft downstream, at same datum. Prior to
June 5, 2025, the datum of gage was reported as 696.42 ft above
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. 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.
REMARKS.--Streamflow records indicate that some
pumping may occur from the town of Bellefonte, upstream. Occasional
regulation at low flow by fish hatchery and Rockview
Penitentiary.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Data transmitter operational limit -
16.0 ft;
Supplied by NWS: No flood stage has been determined
for this station.