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USGS 01568000 Sherman Creek at Shermans Dale, PA

 

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STATION.--01568000 SHERMAN CREEK AT SHERMANS DALE, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`19'24", long 77`10'09", Perry County, Hydrologic Unit 02050305, on left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 34 at Shermans Dale, and 1.2 mi upstream from Fishing Run.
DRAINAGE AREA.--200 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1929 to current year. Prior to October 1962, published as "at Shermandale".
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 422.63 ft above sea level. Prior to Jan. 29, 1930, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of July 22, 1927, reached a stage of 20.34 ft, from floodmark, discharge, about 44,000 ft3/s.
FLOOD STAGE.--NOAA, National Weather Service river forecast station flood stage provided to USGS April 1999 is 9 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: 1.69   11-19-2004  10:00
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 04

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 212   11-19-2004  10:00
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 74 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
212  23 209 1,870 41.0 115 305

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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