STATION.--01560000 DUNNING CREEK AT BELDEN, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`04'18", long 78`29'34", Bedford County, Hydrologic Unit 02050303, on left bank 10 ft upstream from highway bridge on SR 1014, 0.8 mi southeast of Belden, 3.8 mi north of Bedford, and 4.3 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--172 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1939 to current year. Prior to October 1939 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1302.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 1050.63 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (from benchmark). Prior to September 24, 2024, the datum of gage was reported as 1,051.16 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 and the U.S. Geological Survey.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Data transmitter operational limit - 25.2 ft;
Supplied by NWS: Flood stage-8 ft.