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USGS 01480685 Marsh Creek near Downingtown, PA

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Station gage imageSTATION.--01480685 MARSH CREEK NEAR DOWNINGTOWN, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`03'19", long 75`43'00", Chester County, Hydrologic Unit 02040205, on left bank 1,000 ft downstream from Marsh Creek Dam, 0.2 mi upstream from mouth, and 3.0 mi north of Downingtown.
DRAINAGE AREA.--20.3 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--June 1973 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, and concrete control. Elevation of gage is 280 ft above National GeodeticVertical Datum of 1929, from topographic map.
REMARKS.--Flow completely regulated since November 1973 by Marsh Creek Reservoir.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Geological Survey.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Data Transmitter Operational Limit - 10.1 ft
This station managed by the PAWSC Downingtown Field Office.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
1990-10-01  2024-11-21
2007-10-01  2024-11-21







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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 14.1 11-21-2024   07:00 EST
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Nov 21 based on 51 water years of record more
Min
(1982)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Nov 21		 Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(1990)
0.96 11 14 14.1 30 38 306

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 1.73 11-21-2024   07:00 EST
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