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USGS 01470755 Maiden Creek near Virginville, PA

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Station gage imageSTATION.--01470755 MAIDEN CREEK NEAR VIRGINVILLE, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`31'31", long 75`52'31", Berks County, Hydrologic Unit, 02040203, on right bank, downstream side of State Route 143 bridge, at Virginville, PA.
DRAINAGE AREA.--157 square miles, includes that of Sacony Creek.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 2012 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 308.0 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Satellite telemetry at station. Prior to November 8, 2022, the datum was erroneously reported as 440 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
COOPERATION.--Station established and maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey. Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Reading Area Water Authority.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.--
Supplied by USGS.-- Data transmitter operational limit - 23.7 ft.
This station managed by the PAWSC New Cumberland Office.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
2012-03-23  2026-05-28
2012-03-22  2026-05-28
2023-05-27  2026-05-28







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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 120 05-28-2026   00:15 EDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for May 28 based on 14 water years of record more
Min
(2023)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value May 28		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2018)
60.1 100 120 175 201 315 376

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 3.56 05-28-2026   00:15 EDT
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 311.56 05-28-2026   00:15 EDT
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