STATION.--01494850 EAST BRANCH BIG ELK CREEK AT FORESTVILLE, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 39`49'20", long 75`53'50", Chester County, Hydrologic Unit 02060002.
DRAINAGE AREA.--9.69 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 2007 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, and water-quality monitor. Elevation of gage is 395.2 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988, from single-base GNSS rapid static survey. Prior to October 28, 2022, the datum was erroneously reported as 410 ft above NAVD29. Satellite and land-line telemetry at station.
COOPERATION.--Funding for this station provided by the Chester County Water Resources Authority and the U.S. Geological Survey.