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USGS 01472000 Schuylkill River at Pottstown, PA

 

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STATION.--01472000 SCHUYLKILL RIVER AT POTTSTOWN, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`14'30", long 75`39'07", Montgomery County, Hydrologic Unit 02040203, on right bank 75 ft upstream from bridge on Hanover Street in Pottstown, and 0.3 mi downstream from Manatawny Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA.--1,147 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1927 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 117.86 ft above sea level. October 1927 to Nov. 22, 1928, nonrecording gage, and Nov. 23, 1928, to Dec. 26, 1972, recording gage at site 100 ft downstream at same datum. Dec. 27, 1972, to May 10, 1974, nonrecording gage 1.0 mi downstream at datum 2.83 lower.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum stage known prior to October 1926, 21.0 ft, Feb. 28, 1902, from floodmarks, discharge, 53,900 ft3/s.
FLOOD STAGE.--NOAA, National Weather Service river forecast station flood stage provided to USGS April 1999 is 13 feet.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Delaware River Basin Commission and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
 
 

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 1,640   11-19-2004  15:00
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 76 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
1,640  293 1,649 7,750 550 1,010 2,766

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: 2.57   11-19-2004  15:00
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 02
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