STATION.--01558000 LITTLE JUNIATA RIVER AT SPRUCE CREEK, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`36'45", long 78`08'27", Huntingdon County, Hydrologic Unit 02050302, on right bank on SR 4006, 150 ft downstream from Penn Central Railroad bridge, 0.5 mi northwest of village of Spruce Creek, and 0.5 mi upstream from Spruce Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA.--220 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--June 1938 to current year. Prior to October 1938 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1302.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 750.49 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (from benchmark). Prior to February 19, 2025, the datum of gage was reported as 751.15 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Satellite and landline telemetry at station.
COOPERATION.--Station established and maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey. Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, 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) - 20.9 ft; Data transmitter operational limit - 21.9 ft;
Supplied by NWS: Action stage-6 ft; Flood stage-8 ft, the left or north bank overflows affecting several homes; Moderate flood stage-10 ft, homes are affected on both banks; several roads affected including Rte 45; Major flood stage-14 ft, many homes adjacent to Little Juniata are affected by high water.