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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01543700 FIRST FORK SINNEMAHONING CREEK AT WHARTON, PA
LOCATION - Lat 41°31'08", long 78°01'40" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Potter County, PA, Hydrologic Unit 02050202, at bridge on State Highway 872, 0.8 mi southwest of Wharton, and 1 mi downstream of East Fork Sinnemahoning Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA - 182 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - Revisions: The datum of gage was erroneously reported as 1070 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 in some sources prior to March 13, 2024.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - 1968-80, 1982 (low-flow partial-record station), 1984 to Sep 2018 operated as a Continuous Record, Annual Peak site (Annual maximum only). Oct 2018 to present, continuous discharge site.
GAGE -
Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 1,062.15 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (from benchmark). Prior to March 13, 2024, the datum of gage was reported as 1,062.68 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29) or erroneously reported as 1070 ft above NGVD29 depending on source. 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. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
REMARKS - Daily discharges not available prior to Oct 2018. Records are good except those for estimated discharges, which are poor.
