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USGS 01536000 Lackawanna River at Old Forge, PA

 

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STATION.--01536000 LACKAWANNA RIVER AT OLD FORGE, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 4l`2l'33", long 75`44'41", Lackawanna County, Hydrologic Unit 02050107, on right bank 100 ft downstream from bridge on SR 3017, 150 ft upstream from Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad bridge in Old Forge, and 0.5 mi upstream from St. Johns Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA.--332 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1938 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 595.26 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 1, 1974, water-stage recorder at same site and datum. Oct. 1, 1974, to Aug. 17, 1975, nonrecording gage at site 150 ft upstream at different 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 National Weather Service, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
 
 

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Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 2.69   11-19-2004  16:15
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 04

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 215   11-19-2004  16:15
Graph of Discharge, cubic feet per second
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 05
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 65 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
215  33 408 1,680 116 287 688

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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