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STATION.--01480675 MARSH CREEK NEAR GLENMOORE,
PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`05'52", long
75`44'31", Chester County, Hydrologic Unit 02040205, on left
bank 200 ft north of Pennsylvania Turnpike, 1.2 mi downstream from
Lyons Run, 1.8 mi upstream from Black Horse Creek, and 3.0 mi northeast
of Glenmoore.
DRAINAGE AREA.--8.57 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--July 1966 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, and
concrete control. Datum of gage is 445.4 ft. above North American
Vertical Datum of 1988 (GNSS survey). Prior to February 19, 2025, the
datum of gage was erroneously reported as 450 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 and the U.S. Geological Survey.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Maximum recordable gage height
(stage sensor operational limit) - 9.3 ft; Data transmitter operational
limit - 9.7 ft;
Supplied by NWS: No flood stage has been determined
for this station.
This page is undergoing modernization and will be decommissioned in the future.
Daily data are now available in WDFN.
