Walnut Creek Gauging Station - Fairview, PA
Posted by: Facedances
N 42° 04.436 W 080° 14.093
17T E 563291 N 4658268
The gauging station is located at the Walnut Creek Access Area and Marina.
Waymark Code: WMCCF8
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/21/2011
Views: 16
The gauge is located near the road, on the right, as you enter the Walnut Creek Access Area.
The USGS website has a lot of information gathered from this gauge.
RIVER GAUGE INFORMATION: taken from website:
STATION.--04213152 WALNUT CREEK UPSTREAM POOL, NEAR ERIE, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 42`04'26", long 80`14'05", Erie County, Hydrologic Unit 04120101, on right bank, about 150 ft downstream of the Manchester Road bridge along the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission access road.
DRAINAGE AREA.--37.3 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 2008 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 600 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, from topographic map. Satellite telemetry at station.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. This station managed by the Pittsburgh Field Office.
ANY ADDITIONAL WAYPOINT: N 42° 04.436 W 080° 14.088
WEB LINK FOR RIVER GAUGE: [Web Link]
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