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STATION.--01546500 SPRING CREEK NEAR AXEMANN,
PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`53'23", long
77`47'40", Centre County, Hydrologic Unit 02050204, on right
bank at upstream side of bridge on SR 3001, 1.6 mi west of Axemann, 1.8
mi southwest of Bellefonte, and 2.5 mi upstream from Logan
Branch.
DRAINAGE AREA.--87.2 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1940 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage.
Datum of gage is 788.81 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of
1929. Prior to Nov. 19, 1940, non-recording gage at same site and
datum. Non-recording gage Mar. 6 to Sept. 30, 1995.
COOPERATION.--Station established and maintained by
the U.S. Geological Survey. Funding for the operation of this station
is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
and the U.S. Geological Survey.
REMARKS.--There is some minor regulation by the State
Fish Hatchery, one mile upstream.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Maximum recordable gage height
(stage sensor operational limit) - 8.6 ft; Data transmitter operational
limit - 10.0 ft;
Supplied by NWS: No flood stage has been determined
for this station.