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USGS 01449000 Lehigh River at Lehighton, PA

 

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STATION.--01449000 LEHIGH RIVER AT LEHIGHTON, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`49'45", long 75`42'20", Carbon County, Hydrologic Unit 02040106, on left bank 190 ft downstream from highway bridge at East Weissport, and 0.3 mi upstream from Mahoning Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA.--591 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1945 to Sept. 1948 (monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1302). October 1982 to current year. Gage height records beginning 1935 are contained in reports of the U.S. Weather Bureau. Miscellaneous measurements, water years 1977-78, 1980-81, and annual maximum, 1982.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 444.26 ft above sea level. Prior to August 1970, at same site at datum 2.0 ft higher. Prior to December 1982, nonrecording gage at highway bridge 190 ft upstream at same datum.
FLOOD STAGE.--NOAA, National Weather Service river forecast station flood stage provided to USGS April 1999 is 10 feet.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
 
 

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 795   11-19-2004  17:30
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 21 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
795  232 1,298 4,350 296 816 2,428

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: 2.87   11-19-2004  17:30
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 02
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