STATION.--01447800 LEHIGH RIVER BELOW FRANCIS E. WALTER RESERVOIR NEAR WHITE HAVEN, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 41`06'17", long 75`43'57", Luzerne County, Hydrologic Unit 02040106, on right bank 0.7 mi downstream from Francis E. Walter Reservoir, 2.0 mi upstream from Fawn Run, and 4.0 mi northeast of White Haven.
DRAINAGE AREA.--290 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1957 to current year. Prior to October 1962 published as "below Bear Creek Reservoir", October 1962 to September 1971 published as "below Francis E. Walter Reservoir."
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, and water-quality monitor. Datum of gage is 1,212.32 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (originating elevation from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 24, 2024, the datum of gage was reported as 1,212.95 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Satellite telemetry at station.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
REMARKS.--Flow regulated since February 1961 by Francis E. Walter Reservoir (station 01447780), 0.7 mi upstream.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Maximum recordable gage height (stage sensor operational limit) - 31.1 ft; Data transmitter operational limit - 32.5 ft;
Supplied by NWS: Action stage-7 ft; Flood stage-8 ft; Moderate flood stage-9 ft; Major flood stage-9.8 ft.