STATION.--01545500 WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT RENOVO, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 41`19'25", long 77`45'01", Clinton County, Hydrologic Unit 02050203, on right bank at abandoned Eighth Street bridge abutment at South Renovo, and 1.0 mi upstream from Paddy Run.
DRAINAGE AREA.--2,975 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1907 to current year. Gage height records collected July 1895 to December 1903 and October 1905 to September 1974 are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 633.59 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to Mar. 17, 1930, non-recording gage at same site and datum. Prior to October 3, 2023, the datum of gage was reported as 634.19 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Satellite and landline 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, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
REMARKS.--Flow slightly regulated by 4 flood-control reservoirs, which have a combined capacity of 316,000 acre-ft.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by NWS: Action stage-12 ft; Flood stage-16 ft; Moderate flood stage-18 ft; Major flood stage-22 ft.