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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 01476480 Ridley Creek at Media, PA


Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Hydrologic Unit Code 02040202
Latitude  39°54'58", Longitude  75°24'13" NAD27
Drainage area 30.5  square miles
Contributing drainage area 30.5  square miles
Gage datum 100.0 feet above NAVD88
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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 1986-10-01 -> 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 57 41 63 67 68 36 29 43 38 76 32 53
2 51 47 85 90 45 38 30 28 59 33 28 38
3 55 50 59 90 48 48 28 20 32 28 35 52
4 44 54 68 71 48 52 25 78 24 24 27 39
5 45 60 63 51 51 44 44 23 22 29 30 61
6 47 60 60 60 58 39 36 22 41 20 33 37
7 50 52 58 62 59 59 40 41 42 18 26 44
8 45 43 64 61 56 46 36 22 26 32 38 42
9 55 38 76 55 49 47 34 34 25 24 29 53
10 72 41 100 57 52 51 44 34 24 23 31 45
11 47 48 79 53 52 55 32 29 28 30 30 88
12 61 47 58 55 50 46 47 35 21 26 35 57
13 48 60 75 71 56 44 58 64 22 21 41 41
14 51 49 71 53 45 40 45 37 19 22 29 53
15 47 48 59 86 45 44 43 28 36 28 27 45
16 50 66 54 100 63 36 29 23 100 25 42 68
17 52 52 61 67 51 38 24 23 38 26 44 75
18 65 50 55 51 46 43 40 30 46 23 30 81
19 54 48 64 57 55 43 27 37 31 24 32 39
20 67 53 64 55 44 80 25 31 32 33 41 37
21 44 54 84 50 40 50 25 31 26 26 34 69
22 37 61 110 53 42 33 29 43 24 25 43 39
23 51 68 88 59 42 30 30 24 31 23 49 61
24 65 67 79 54 40 34 37 19 29 25 36 64
25 82 65 60 49 39 28 31 19 32 32 43 92
26 56 49 55 54 50 37 34 18 44 26 42 67
27 39 48 60 56 42 48 35 28 36 58 57 53
28 69 55 77 51 39 53 40 97 55 54 76 62
29 47 51 78 49 45 30 24 28 65 73 39 48
30 47   77 78 37 24 20 36 37 62 60 44
31 47   72   36   24 20   35   42