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USGS 01474000 Wissahickon Creek at Mouth, Philadelphia, PA

 

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STATION.--01474000 WISSAHICKON CREEK AT MOUTH, PHILADELPHIA, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`00'54", long 75`12'24", Philadelphia County, Hydrologic Unit 02040203, on left bank 100 ft upstream from dam at Ridge Avenue, 750 ft upstream from mouth, and 1,000 ft northwest of Gustine Lake in Philadelphia.
DRAINAGE AREA.--64.0 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--June 1897 to September 1903, January 1905 to July 1906, October 1965 to current year. Prior to October 1965, records furnished by Department of Public Works, City of Philadelphia. Records for 1971-74 published in WDR PA-81-1. Prior to October 1965, published as "near Philadelphia".
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, concrete control, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 26.41 ft above sea level. Prior to October 1965, water-stage recorder at about same site and datum.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the City of Philadelphia and the U.S. Geological Survey.
 
 

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Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 2.45   11-19-2004  13:00
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 03

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 63   11-19-2004  13:00
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 38 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
63  15 63.9 485 34.0 50.5 76.2

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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