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STATION.--01534500 LACKAWANNA RIVER AT ARCHBALD,
PA
LOCATION.--Lat 4l`30'16", long
75`32'33", Lackawanna County, Hydrologic Unit 02050107, on
right bank along SR 1012 in Archbald, and 0.5 mi upstream from White
Oak Run and Gilmartin Street bridge.
DRAINAGE AREA.--108 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1939 to current year. Prior
to February 1940 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1302.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 888.66
ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (from benchmark). Prior
to March 13, 2024, the datum of gage was reported as 889.33 ft above
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Satellite and cellular
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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District,
the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and the U.S.
Geological Survey.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Maximum recordable gage height
(stage sensor operational limit) - 19.2 ft; Data transmitter
operational limit - 20.4 ft;
Supplied by NWS: Action stage-6.2 ft; Flood stage-8
ft; Moderate flood stage-9 ft; Major flood stage-10 ft.