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USGS 01473900 Wissahickon Creek at Fort Washington, PA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 40°07'26",   Longitude 75°13'13"   NAD27
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Hydrologic Unit 02040203
Drainage area: 40.8 square miles
Datum of gage: 139.98 feet above   NGVD29.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2000-06-02  2025-07-01  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2023-09-30  2025-06-30  1316 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1961-09-01  2025-06-29  11926 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2023-09-30  2025-06-30  1247 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2023-09-30  2025-06-30  1277 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2023-09-30  2025-06-30  1298 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2023-09-30  2025-06-30  1286 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1963-10-04  1968-09-29  493 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1963-10-04  1968-09-29  492 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2023-09-30  2024-12-05 330 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1961-09-01  2024-08-21 11617 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2023-09-30  2024-12-05 312 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1963-10-04  1968-09-29 493 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1963-10-04  1968-09-29 492 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2023-09  2024-12  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1961-09  2024-08  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2023-09  2024-12  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1963-10  1968-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1963-10  1968-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2023  2025  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1961  2024  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2023  2025  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1964  1968  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1964  1968  
 Peak streamflow 1962-03-12  2023-05-01  43 
 Field measurements 1961-08-23  2025-04-28  319 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples 1962-04-10  2024-03-06  253 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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