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USGS 01465500 Neshaminy Creek near Langhorne, PA

 

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STATION.--01465500 NESHAMINY CREEK NEAR LANGHORNE, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`10'26", long 74`57'26", Bucks County, Hydrologic Unit 02040201, on left bank at bridge on State Highway 213, 0.3 mi downstream from Mill Creek, and 1.7 mi west of Langhorne.
DRAINAGE AREA.--210 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1934 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 40.57 ft above sea level.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of Aug. 23, 1933 reached a stage of 17.3 ft, from floodmark, discharge, 30,000 ft3/s, from rating curve extended above 4,700 ft3/s, on basis of contracted-opening measurement at gage height 15.94 ft, and slope-area measurement of peak flow.
FLOOD STAGE.--NOAA, National Weather Service river forecast station flood stage provided to USGS April 1999 is 9 feet.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bucks County, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
 
 

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Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 1.34   11-19-2004  08:30
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 03

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 165   11-19-2004  08:30
Graph of Discharge, cubic feet per second
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 04
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 69 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
165  13 166 1,440 40.0 88.0 224

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