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STATION.--01576767 PEQUEA CREEK NEAR RONKS, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`00'33", long
76`09'44", Lancaster County, Hydrologic Unit, 02050306, at
left bank on downstream side of South Ronks Road, 2.9 mi downstream
from Watson Run and 1.2 mi south of Ronks, PA.
DRAINAGE AREA.--70 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 2012 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage.
Datum of gage is 320.1 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988
(NAVD88) (GNSS survey). Prior to September 24, 2024, the datum of gage
was erroneously reported as 325 ft above National Geodetic Vertical
Datum of 1929 or NAVD8 depending on source. Satellite telemetry at
station.
COOPERATION.--Station established and maintained by
the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.--Data transmitter
operational limit = 17.4 feet.