Funding for this site is provided by:
STATION.--01472810 EAST BRANCH PERKIOMEN CREEK NEAR
SCHWENKSVILLE, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`15'31", long
75`25'45", Montgomery County, Hydrologic Unit 02040203, on
left bank 600 ft upstream from Bergey's Mill bridge, and 2.0 mi
east of Schwenksville.
DRAINAGE AREA.--58.7 square miles, not including
distributary.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--January 1991 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage.
Elevation of gage is 150 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of
1929, from topographic map. Satellite telemetry at station.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this
station is provided by the Delaware River Basin Commission.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by NWS:--Action stage-7 ft; Flood stage-8 ft;
Moderate flood stage-10 ft; Major flood stage-12 ft.
