STATION.--01447680 TUNKHANNOCK CREEK NEAR LONG POND, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 41`03'55", long 75`31'17", Monroe County, Hydrologic Unit 02040106, on left bank 0.6 mi downstream from unnamed tributary, 0.9 mi downstream from bridge on SR 4002, 3.0 mi west of Long Pond, and 5.0 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--18.0 square miles. At site used prior to July 7, 1966, 16.8 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 1965 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 1804.23 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 from benchmark. Prior to July 7, 1966, non-recording gage at site 0.8 mi upstream at different datum. Prior to June 24, 2024, the datum of gage was reported as 1,804.83 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Satellite telemetry at station.
COOPERATION.--Records of diversion provided by the City of Bethlehem. Station established and maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey. Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the City of Bethlehem and the U.S. Geological Survey.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Maximum recordable gage height (stage sensor operational limit) - 9.5 ft; Data transmitter operational limit - 10.9 ft;
Supplied by NWS: No flood stage has been determined for this station.