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USGS 01472157 French Creek near Phoenixville, PA

 

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STATION.--01472157 FRENCH CREEK NEAR PHOENIXVILLE, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`09'05", long 75`36'06", Chester County, Hydrologic Unit 02040203, on right bank 70 ft downstream from two-span county bridge on French Creek Road, 4.5 mi northwest of Phoenixville, and 7.3 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--59.1 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1968 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 160 ft above sea level, from topographic map. Prior to Nov. 7, 1968, nonrecording gage at site 70 ft upstream at same datum.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by Chester County and the U.S. Geological Survey.
 
 

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Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 4.84   11-19-2004  17:00
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 03

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 81   11-19-2004  17:00
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 35 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
81  15 57.4 203 25.0 51.0 76.0

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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