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STATION.--01573000 SWATARA CREEK AT HARPER TAVERN, PA LOCATION.--Lat 40`24'09", long 76`34'39", Lebanon County, Hydrologic Unit 02050305, on left bank 100 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 934 at Harper Tavern, 6.0 mi northwest of Annville, and 8.5 mi downstream from Little Swatara Creek. DRAINAGE AREA.--337 mi2. PERIOD OF RECORD.--January 1919 to current year. Prior to October 1927, published as "at Harpers". GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 356.68 ft above sea level. Prior to July 16, 1931, nonrecording gage at same site and datum. EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of June 1, 1889, reached a stage of 25.6 ft, from floodmark, discharge, 88,000 ft3/s, from rating curve extended above 25,000 ft3/s on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow. 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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