STATION.--01542810 WALDY RUN NEAR EMPORIUM, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 41`34'44", long 78`17'34", Cameron County, Hydrologic Unit 02050202, on left bank 15 ft downstream from highway bridge on Township Route 318 at North Creek Chapel, 0.1 mi upstream from mouth, and 5.5 mi northwest of Emporium.
DRAINAGE AREA.--5.24 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Occasional discharge measurements and annual maximum, water years 1963-64. September 1964 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,263.08 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (from benchmark). Jul 25, 1963, to Aug 27, 1964, crest-stage gage at same site and datum. Prior to June 5, 2025, the datum of gage was reported as 1,263.62 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. 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 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) - 10.6 ft; Data transmitter operational limit - 12.0 ft;
Supplied by NWS: No flood stage has been determined for this station.