STATION.--01467042 PENNYPACK CREEK AT PINE ROAD, AT PHILADELPHIA, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`05'23", long 75`04'10", Philadelphia County, Hydrologic Unit 02040202, on right bank 20 ft below Pine Road, 300 ft upstream from Stream "A" at north city limits of Philadelphia.
DRAINAGE AREA.--37.9 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1964 to September 1974, September 2007 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, and water-quality monitor. Datum of gage is 79.5 ft. above North American Vertical Datum of 1988, from single-base GNSS rapid static survey. Prior to 2007, gage located 100 ft downstream at same datum. Prior to April 2, 2024, the datum was erroneously reported as 80.41 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 this station is provided by the City of Philadelphia, Water Department and the U.S. Geological Survey.
REMARKS.-- Calibration of water-quality instrumentation is conducted exclusively by Philadelphia Water Department personnel with USGS oversight. Erroneous or missing data, resulting from instrument malfunction, are not the responsibility of USGS.