STATION.--01480300 WEST BRANCH BRANDYWINE CREEK NEAR HONEY BROOK, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`04'22", long 75`51'40", Chester County, Hydrologic Unit 02040205, on right bank on upstream side of bridge on SR 4007 at Birdell, 0.4 mi downstream from Two Log Run, and 3.0 mi southeast of Honey Brook.
DRAINAGE AREA.--18.7 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--June 1960 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, and water-quality monitor. Datum of gage is 591.20 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Satellite telemetry at station.
COOPERATION.--Station established and maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey. Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Chester County Water Resources Authority, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Data transmitter operational limit - 13.1 ft.
Supplied by NWS: Action stage-6 ft; Flood stage-7 ft; Moderate flood stage-9 ft; Major flood stage-11 ft.