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STATION.--01472620 EAST BRANCH PERKIOMEN CREEK NEAR
DUBLIN, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`24'14", long
75`14'05", Bucks County, Hydrologic Unit 02040203, on right
bank 40 ft downstream from bridge on Bucks Road, 4.5 mi northeast of
Perkasie, and 5.0 mi southeast of Quakertown.
DRAINAGE AREA.--4.05 square miles, not including
distributary.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1983 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, and
concrete control. Datum of gage is 334.12 ft above National Geodetic
Vertical Datum of 1929. Satellite and landline telemetry at
station.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this
station is provided by the Delaware River Basin Commission.
REMARKS.--Diversion since August 1989 from Delaware
River at Point Pleasant to Bradshaw Reservoir (Geddes Creek Basin).
Pumpage from reservoir enters the stream about 0.5 mi upstream of
gage.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Maximum recordable gage height
(stage sensor operational limit) - 10.9 ft; Data transmitter
operational limit - 11.9 ft;
Supplied by NWS: No flood stage has been determined
for this station.