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STATION.--01447680 TUNKHANNOCK CREEK NEAR LONG POND,
PA
LOCATION.--Lat 41`03'55", long
75`31'17", Monroe County, Hydrologic Unit 02040106, on left
bank 0.6 mi downstream from unnamed tributary, 0.9 mi downstream from
bridge on SR 4002, 3.0 mi west of Long Pond, and 5.0 mi upstream from
mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--18.0 square miles. At site used prior
to July 7, 1966, 16.8 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 1965 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage.
Datum of gage is 1,804.83 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of
1929. Prior to July 7, 1966, non-recording gage at site 0.8 mi upstream
at different datum. Satellite telemetry at station.
COOPERATION.--Records of diversion provided by the
City of Bethlehem. Station established and maintained by the U.S.
Geological Survey. Funding for the operation of this station is
provided by the City of Bethlehem and the U.S. Geological Survey.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Maximum recordable gage height
(stage sensor operational limit) - 9.5 ft; Data transmitter operational
limit - 10.9 ft;
Supplied by NWS: No flood stage has been determined
for this station.
