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Estimates of Mean-Monthly & Annual Ground-Water Recharge

Yellow Breeches Creek near Camp Hill: 01571500

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Mean-Annual Recharge Estimates for Period of Record, in inches
From Recession Curve Displacement (RORA) Method
17.2
From Hydrograph Separation of Baseflow (PART) Method
15.2
Basin Characteristics
Drainage Area (square miles)
216
Period of Record Used for Estimating Recharge (calendar year)
1910-19; 1955-2001
Land Cover (show map) (Forest/Agriculture/Developed/Other) as % of Area
54.7/36.8/6.7/1.8
Rock Types (show map) (Sandstone and Shale/Carbonate/Crystalline/Unconsolidated Sediments) as % of Area
20.5/34.2/45.4/0

Graphs

MEAN-MONTHLY RECHARGE FROM RORA METHOD AS PERCENT OF ANNUAL RECHARGE
ANNUAL RECHARGE ESTIMATES

 

 

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