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USGS 01571500 Yellow Breeches Creek near Camp Hill, PA

 

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STATION.--01571500 YELLOW BREECHES CREEK NEAR CAMP HILL, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`13'29", long 76`53'54", Cumberland County, Hydrologic Unit 02050305, on left bank 50 ft downstream from single-span highway bridge on Green Lane Drive, 150 ft downstream from Olmsted Mill dam, 1.0 mi southeast of Camp Hill, and 3.1 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--216 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 1909 to December 1919, July 1954 to current year. Prior to January 1910 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1302. Prior to June 1954, published as "at Olmsteds Mill".
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 307.49 ft above sea level. March 1909 to December 1919, nonrecording gage at site 50 ft upstream at same datum.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of July 22, 1953, reached a stage of 9.4 ft, from floodmarks, discharge, 3,940 ft3/s.
FLOOD STAGE.--NOAA, National Weather Service river forecast station flood stage provided to USGS April 1999 is 7 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: 1.49   11-19-2004  15:45
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 05

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 265   11-19-2004  15:45
Graph of Discharge, cubic feet per second
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 06
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 59 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
265  90 199 478 123 186 255

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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