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USGS Daily Statistics for Pennsylvania

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[!] Over the next year, the USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center will be updating the geodetic vertical elevation (gage datum) for many locations. Click HERE for additional information including a current list of streamgages with upcoming datum changes. This update in gage datum does not affect the location of the streamgage, nor the observed local gage height or discharge recorded at the streamgage.


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USGS 01472157 French Creek near Phoenixville, PA


Chester County, Pennsylvania
Hydrologic Unit Code 02040203
Latitude  40°09'05", Longitude  75°36'06" NAD27
Drainage area 59.1  square miles
Gage datum 160 feet above NGVD29
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00060, Discharge, cubic feet per second,
Day of
month		 Mean of daily mean values for each day for water year of record in, ft3/s   (Calculation Period 1968-10-01 -> 2025-09-30)

Calculation period restricted by USGS staff due to special conditions at/near site
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 116 92 122 160 142 88 96 51 70 68 59 105
2 110 119 154 198 99 86 59 61 76 46 53 95
3 102 146 120 181 108 77 56 44 43 51 72 93
4 103 136 131 156 114 95 55 91 36 45 54 86
5 96 120 131 156 106 85 55 49 33 46 64 126
6 89 113 119 135 118 81 52 39 60 43 57 97
7 89 110 126 131 115 77 73 39 66 38 55 100
8 105 104 132 131 109 69 53 40 51 76 97 99
9 111 89 141 132 114 70 51 52 61 67 69 108
10 110 94 149 156 110 83 51 58 40 65 63 94
11 97 100 151 122 107 92 59 43 42 56 63 129
12 107 109 125 121 105 68 74 51 44 51 76 125
13 92 146 154 136 112 90 90 100 57 44 88 119
14 103 117 169 121 117 71 83 48 44 44 65 128
15 85 129 148 151 97 60 63 39 74 49 66 99
16 86 126 126 195 121 67 51 36 112 51 76 123
17 83 109 135 147 112 83 52 36 60 50 82 129
18 97 110 127 115 93 65 61 35 80 47 67 132
19 142 105 141 115 118 67 51 36 58 96 64 98
20 121 109 163 120 95 82 45 35 44 61 81 84
21 112 115 184 107 87 100 56 39 39 63 71 137
22 87 121 214 109 88 147 65 55 56 50 70 104
23 94 134 160 115 96 88 69 43 66 49 88 109
24 153 175 156 113 94 65 68 34 77 56 68 106
25 163 180 137 119 82 63 51 33 56 57 83 133
26 157 136 130 123 89 72 46 31 52 53 91 123
27 136 114 148 127 85 72 53 40 80 74 88 109
28 125 118 146 114 81 107 116 125 78 83 107 113
29 114 121 152 107 101 99 62 54 69 84 95 91
30 98   145 137 98 66 47 45 60 87 109 82
31 103   150   86   47 39   61   84