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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 -> 2024-09-30)

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 92 123 159 143 89 97 51 71 69 59 105
2 110 119 151 192 100 87 59 61 77 46 53 95
3 102 146 118 164 109 78 57 44 44 52 72 93
4 103 136 131 147 115 96 55 92 37 46 54 86
5 96 120 131 153 106 86 56 50 33 47 64 126
6 89 113 118 133 118 81 53 39 61 44 57 97
7 89 110 124 130 115 76 74 38 67 38 55 100
8 105 104 132 130 109 70 54 39 51 76 97 99
9 111 89 139 131 114 71 51 41 61 67 69 108
10 110 94 142 156 110 84 51 53 40 65 63 94
11 97 101 150 122 107 93 59 42 43 56 63 129
12 107 110 125 120 106 69 75 51 44 51 76 125
13 92 145 155 136 113 91 92 101 58 44 88 119
14 103 116 170 120 117 72 83 48 45 44 65 128
15 85 129 148 151 97 61 63 39 75 49 66 99
16 86 126 126 197 122 67 52 36 114 51 76 123
17 83 109 135 148 113 84 52 36 61 50 82 129
18 97 110 127 114 93 66 60 35 81 47 67 132
19 142 105 142 115 119 68 51 36 59 96 64 98
20 121 109 164 120 96 83 45 35 45 61 81 84
21 112 115 186 107 87 101 56 40 39 63 71 137
22 87 121 216 109 88 149 64 56 57 50 70 104
23 94 134 152 115 97 90 69 43 67 49 88 109
24 153 176 153 113 94 66 69 34 78 56 68 106
25 163 181 136 119 82 63 52 34 57 57 83 133
26 157 137 130 123 90 73 46 31 52 53 91 123
27 136 115 148 128 86 73 53 41 81 74 88 109
28 125 118 146 115 82 109 117 127 79 83 107 113
29 114 120 152 107 102 100 63 55 70 84 95 91
30 98   145 138 99 66 48 46 61 87 109 82
31 103   150   87   47 40   61   84