USGS 01449800 Pohopoco Cr bl Beltzville Dam nr Parryville, PA

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Station gage imageSTATION.--01449800 POHOPOCO CREEK BELOW BELTZVILLE LAKE NEAR PARRYVILLE, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`50'44", long 75`38'46", Carbon County, Hydrologic Unit 02040106, on right bank 0.1 mi upstream from Sawmill Run, 0.4 mi downstream from Beltzville Dam, 1.3 mi upstream from Bull Run, and 2.3 mi northeast of Parryville.
DRAINAGE AREA.--96.4 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1967 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, water-quality monitor, and concrete control. Datum of gage is 491.4 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988, from GNSS RTN Survey. Prior to November 2022 and April 18, 2023, the datum of gage was reported as 492.05 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Satellite and landline telemetry at station.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
REMARKS.--Flow regulated for entire period of record by Wild Creek Reservoir, Penn Forest Reservoir, and Beltzville Lake. Diversion upstream from Tunhannock Creek to Wild Creek Basin since October 1969.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Data transmitter operational limit: 9.7 ft;
Supplied by NWS: Action stage: 4.5 ft; Flood stage: 5.5 ft; Moderate flood stage: 6 ft; Major flood stage: 7 ft.
This station managed by the PAWSC New Cumberland Office.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
2017-10-01  2024-03-29
1987-03-05  2024-03-29
2007-10-01  2024-03-29
2022-01-01  2024-03-29







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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius

Most recent instantaneous value: 6.7 03-29-2024   09:30 EDT
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Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 303 03-29-2024   09:30 EDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Mar 29 based on 56 water years of record more
Min
(1981)
25th
percen-
tile
Median Mean Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Mar 29
75th
percen-
tile
Max
(1978)
16.0 149 221 294 303 351 875


Gage height, feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 3.45 03-29-2024   09:30 EDT
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