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STATION.--01543700 FIRST FORK SINNEMAHONING CREEK AT
WHARTON, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 41`31'08", long
78`01'40", Potter County, Hydrologic Unit 02050202, at
upstream side of bridge on State Highway 872, and 0.8 mi southwest of
Wharton.
DRAINAGE AREA.--182 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--1968-80, 1982, low-flow
partial-record site; 1984 to Sept 2018, operated as an annual-peak
site; Oct 2018 to current year, continuous-record discharge site.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage.
Datum of gage is 1062.68 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of
1929. Satellite telemetry at gage.
COOPERATION.--Station established and maintained by
the U.S. Geological Survey. Funding for the operation of this station
is provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District,
the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and the U.S.
Geological Survey.
REMARKS.--Daily discharge not available prior to Oct
1, 2018.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Data transmitter operational limit -
24.8 ft;
Supplied by NWS: No flood stage has been determined
for this station.