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USGS 01473000 Perkiomen Creek at Graterford, PA

 

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STATION.--01473000 PERKIOMEN CREEK AT GRATERFORD, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`13'46", long 75`27'07", Montgomery County, Hydrologic Unit 02040203, on left bank 1,650 ft upstream from highway bridge at Graterford, 0.5 mi upstream from Landis Brook, and 2.5 mi north of Collegeville.
DRAINAGE AREA.--279 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--June 1914 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1302. Prior to October 1950, published as "at Graters Ford."
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 112.66 ft above sea level. June 1914, to Sept. 6, 1921, nonrecording gage at site 1,650 ft downstream at datum 3.29 ft lower. Sept. 7, 1921, to Sept. 13, 1927, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.
FLOOD STAGE.--NOAA, National Weather Service river forecast station flood stage provided to USGS April 1999 is 11 feet.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
 
 

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 321   11-19-2004  13:30
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 89 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
321  30 339 4,550 70.0 145 365

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: 1.81   11-19-2004  13:30
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 02
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