STATION.--01465500 NESHAMINY CREEK NEAR LANGHORNE, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`10'26", long 74`57'26", Bucks County, Hydrologic Unit 02040201, on left bank at bridge on State Highway 213, 0.3 mi downstream from Mill Creek, and 1.7 mi west of Langhorne.
DRAINAGE AREA.--210 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1934 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 40.57 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 Bucks County Commissioners, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
REMARKS.-- Due to the impact of bridge construction at the original gage location, the Neshaminy Creek near Langhorne, PA streamgage has been moved 0.55 miles downstream to Brownsville Rd. Resulting gage heights are based on the current site location's characteristics and do not necessarily reflect similar conditions at the original location.The National Weather Service forecast for Neshaminy Creek can be viewed at: http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=phi&gage=lngp1
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Maximum recordable gage height (stage sensor operational limit) - 21.7 ft; Data transmitter operational limit - 22.2 ft;
Supplied by NWS: Action stage-8 ft; Flood stage-9 ft, some homes flood in Langhorne Terrace; Moderate flood stage-10 ft, some homes in the area of the Langhorne gage are evacuated; Major flood stage-12 ft, at 11 ft, considerable damage is reported throughout the Lower Neshaminy Creek basin.