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STATION.--01475548 COBBS CREEK AT MT. MORIAH
CEMETERY, PHILADELPHIA
LOCATION.--Lat 39`55'58.03", long
75`14'15.49", Delaware County, Hydrologic Unit 02040202, on
right bank, 120 ft upstream from bridge on access road to cemetary and
2.5 miles upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--19.9 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 2005 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and water-quality monitor.
Datum of gage is 20 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929,
from topographic map. Satellite telemetry at station.
COOPERATION.--Station established and maintained by
the U.S. Geological Survay. Funding for the operation of this station
is provided by the City of Philadelphia Water Department and the U.S.
Geological Survey.
REMARKS.--
Calibration of
water-quality instrumentation is conducted exclusively by Philadelphia
Water Department personnel with USGS oversight. Erroneous or missing
data, resulting from instrument malfunction, are not the responsibility
of USGS.