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STATION.--01473470 Stony Creek at Sterigere Street
at Norristown, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40°07'38", Long
75°20'43", referenced to North American Datum of 1927 Delaware
County, Hydrologic Unit 02040203, on downstream left bank at West
Sterigere Street, in Elmwood Park, 1.1 miles upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--20.4 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Peak Flow: April 1975 to August
1995. Discharge: December 2019 to current year. Water Temperature: July
2000 to September 2000, and June 2020 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, and
water temperature probe. Datum of gage is 82.3 ft above North American
Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88), from GPS survey. Prior to January 3,
2023, the datum of gage was erroneously reported as 85 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 U.S. Geological Survey -- Next Generation Water
Observing System (NGWOS).
REMARKS.--