USGS 01480400 Birch Run near Wagontown, PA

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Station gage imageSTATION.--01480400 BIRCH RUN NEAR WAGONTOWN, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`01'38", long 75`50'43", Chester County, Hydrologic Unit 02040205, on right bank 15 ft upstream from SR 4005, 0.2 mi upstream of mouth, 0.6 mi downstream from Chambers Lake, and 1.1 mi northwest of Wagontown.
DRAINAGE AREA.--4.55 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--February 1995 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, water-quality monitor, crest-stage gage, and concrete control. Elevation of gage is 505.81 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Satellite telemetry at station.
COOPERATION.--Station established and maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey. Funding for the operation of this station is provided by Chester County Water Resources Authority.
REMARKS.--Flow regulated by Chambers Lake (station 01480399) 0.6 mi upstream. Satellite and landline telemetry at station.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Data transmitter operational limit - 11.6 ft, approx 9.5 ft, Lion's Head Road low point at gage.
Supplied by NWS: No flood stage has been determined for this station.
This station managed by the PAWSC Downingtown Field Office.

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2007-10-01  2024-03-29
2007-10-01  2024-03-29
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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius

Most recent instantaneous value: 9.8 03-29-2024   10:45 EDT
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Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 12.5 03-29-2024   10:45 EDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Mar 29 based on 28 water years of record more
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Most Recent
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Value Mar 29
Max
(2005)
1.40 5.4 7.3 11 12 12.5 50.6


Gage height, feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 2.58 03-29-2024   10:45 EDT
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