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Water-Year Summary for Site 01473800

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[!] Over the next year, the USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center will be updating the geodetic vertical elevation (gage datum) for many locations. Click HERE for additional information including a current list of streamgages with upcoming datum changes. This update in gage datum does not affect the location of the streamgage, nor the observed local gage height or discharge recorded at the streamgage.


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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
01473800 Schuylkill River at Manayunk, Philadelphia, PA
LOCATION - Lat 40°01'34.46", long 75°13'40.53" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Philadelphia County, PA, Hydrologic Unit 02040203, on the downstream side of Green Lane Bridge at Manayunk, 1.5 miles upstream from City Line Ave., and 5.9 miles downstream from Fayette St. (SR 3016) in Conshohocken
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,820 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Continuous-record gage height, February 2017 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.0 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988, from GPS survey. 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 City of Philadelphia Water Department.
REMARKS - Records for water year 2017-2022 are rated good.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - September 2, 2021, gage height 42.69 ft.