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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.