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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.



[!] ICE EFFECTS ON STREAMFLOW -- During cold weather, stage and discharge values may be affected by ice at some streamgages. Streamgages experiencing ice conditions will have the discharge record temporarily disabled to prevent the display of erroneous discharge values. Display of discharge record will resume when it is determined that ice conditions are no longer present. Adjustment of data affected by ice can only be done after detailed analysis.




USGS 01569460 Big Spring Creek at Big Spring, PA

  Spring Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 40°07'46",   Longitude 77°24'27"   NAD27
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania   , Hydrologic Unit 02050305
Land surface altitude: 510 feet above NGVD29.
Spring discharges from "Valley and Ridge aquifers" (N500VLYRDG) national aquifer.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2004-11-06  2024-03-29  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2004-11-06  2024-03-28  7083 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2004-11-23  2024-03-28  20457 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2004-11-06  2023-10-09 6912 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2004-11-23  2023-10-09 6668 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2004-11  2023-10  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2004-11  2023-10  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2005  2024  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2005  2024  
 Peak streamflow 2006-06-27  2022-08-15  17 
 Field measurements 2004-11-08  2024-02-15  182 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples 2011-11-08  2017-08-21  61 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2023  18 
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