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.--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.