STATION.--01534860 LACKAWANNA RIVER BELOW LEGGETTS CREEK AT SCRANTON, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 41`26'28, long 75`38'33", Lackawanna County, Hydrologic Unit 02050107, at Parker Street Bridge at Scranton, 0.25 mi downstream from Leggetts Creek and 14.1 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--174 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 2008 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 708.59 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 and the U.S. Geological Survey.
REMARKS.--Satellite telemetry at station.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Data transmitter operational limit - 19.8 ft;
Supplied by NWS: Action stage-6 ft; Flood stage-7.5 ft, Water begins to exit channel banks in areas near Parker Street outside of flood control structures; Moderate flood stage-8 ft, Sections of Scranton near Parker Street outside of flood control bank protection begin to get impacted by flood waters; Major flood stage-9.5 ft;