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Water-Year Summary for Site 01473470

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00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00060 Discharge(Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
01473470 Stony Creek at Sterigere Street at Norristown, PA
LOCATION - Lat 40°07'38", long 75°20'43" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Montgomery County, PA, Hydrologic Unit 02040203, on downstream left bank at West Sterigere Street, in Elmwood Park, 1.1 miles upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 20.4 mi².  
REVISIONS HISTORY - Prior to January 3, 2023 the datum of gage was erroneously reported as 85 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Peak Flow: April 1975 to August 1995. Continuous discharge: December 2019 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 82.3 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 from GNSS rapid static survey.  Prior to January 3, 2023, the datum was erroneously reported as 85 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 U.S. Geological Survey -- Next Generation Water Observing System (NGWOS).
REMARKS - Records for water year 2020 are fair except for discharges greater than 120 ft³/s and estimated discharge, which are poor. Records for water year 2021 are fair except for estimated discharge, which is poor.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water temperature: July 2000 to September 2000, and June 2020 to current year.
COOPERATION - Station established and maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey. Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the U.S. Geological Survey -- Next Generation Water Observing System (NGWOS).
INSTRUMENTATION - Water temperature probe on 5 minute recording interval interfaced with DCP.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 28.6°C, June 30, 2021; minimum, 0.0°C, many days.