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USGS 01429000 West Branch Lackawaxen River at Prompton, PA

 

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STATION.--01429000 WEST BRANCH LACKAWAXEN RIVER AT PROMPTON, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 41`35'14", long 75`19'38", Wayne County, Hydrologic Unit 02040103, on left bank 500 ft downstream from Prompton Reservoir, 1,500 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 6 at Prompton, and 2,000 ft upstream from Van Auken Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA.--59.7 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1944 to current year. Prior to October 1952, published as Lackawaxen River at Prompton.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,083.78 ft above sea level.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of May 23, 1942 reached a stage of 16.7 ft, from floodmark, discharge not determined.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
 
 

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 57   11-19-2004  08:00
Graph of Discharge, cubic feet per second
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 01
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 59 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
57  6.4 96.0 660 25.0 62.0 142

Percent exceedance means that 80, 50, or 20 percent of all daily mean flows for 11/19 have been greater than the value shown.

Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 1.35   11-19-2004  08:00
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 02
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