STATION.--01546500 SPRING CREEK NEAR AXEMANN, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`53'23", long 77`47'40", Centre County, Hydrologic Unit 02050204, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on SR 3001, 1.6 mi west of Axemann, 1.8 mi southwest of Bellefonte, and 2.5 mi upstream from Logan Branch.
DRAINAGE AREA.--87.2 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1940 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 788.14 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to Nov. 19, 1940, non-recording gage at same site and datum. Non-recording gage Mar. 6 to Sept. 30, 1995. Prior to September 1, 2023, the datum of gage was reported as 788.81 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 Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Geological Survey.
REMARKS.--There is some minor regulation by the State Fish Hatchery, one mile upstream.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Maximum recordable gage height (stage sensor operational limit) - 8.6 ft; Data transmitter operational limit - 10.0 ft;
Supplied by NWS: No flood stage has been determined for this station.