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USGS 01476480 Ridley Creek at Media, PA

 

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STATION.--01476480 RIDLEY CREEK AT MEDIA, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 39`54'58", long 75`24'13", Delaware County, Hydrologic Unit 02040202, on right bank 400 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 1 (Baltimore Pike) at Media.
DRAINAGE AREA.--30.5 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1986 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 110 ft above sea level, from topographic map.
COOPERATION.--Records of diversion provided by Philadelphia Suburban Water Company. Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Delaware River Basin Commission.
 
 

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Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 3.48   11-19-2004  09:30
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 10

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 39   11-19-2004  09:30
Graph of Discharge, cubic feet per second
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 11
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 14 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
39  10 27.9 91 15.0 21.0 38.0

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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