STATION.--01478245 WHITE CLAY CREEK NEAR STRICKERSVILLE, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 39`44'51", long 75`46'15", Chester County, Hydrologic Unit 02040205, on right bank 0.1 mi downstream from West Branch White Clay Creek, in the White Clay Creek State Preserve, and 1.5 mi northeast of Strickersville.
DRAINAGE AREA.--59.2 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1996 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, and water-quality monitor. Elevation of gage is 113.4 ft. above North American Vertical Datum of 1988, from single-base GNSS rapid static sruvey. Satellite telemetry at station. Prior to March 16, 2022, the datum of gage was erroneously reported as 120 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
COOPERATION.--Station established and maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Data transmitter operational limit - 17.0 ft;
Supplied by NWS: Action stage-9 ft; Flood stage-9.5 ft; Moderate flood stage-11 ft; Major flood stage-12 ft.