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Lackawaxen River at Hawley: 01431500

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STATION.--01431500LACKAWAXEN RIVER AT HAWLEY, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 41`28'34", long 75`10'21",Wayne County, Hydrologic Unit 02040103,on left bank at bridge on Church Street in Hawley,700 ft upstream from Wallenpaupack Creek, and3,000 ft downstream from Middle Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA.--290 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--July 1908 toSeptember 1917, August 1938 to current year. Monthlydischarge only for some periods, published in WSP 1302.October 1917 to December 1919, gage heights and dischargemeasurements only, in reports of Water Supply Commissionof Pennsylvania.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorderand crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 869.00 ft above sealevel. Prior to 1938, nonrecording gage at same site anddatum, and Aug 20, 1955, to Feb. 13, 1956, nonrecordinggage at site 1,000 ft downstream at same datum.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Floodof 1936 reached a stage of 19.1 ft at present site, 13.9 ftat former site, from floodmarks, discharge, 27,600 ft3/s.
FLOOD STAGE.--NOAA, National WeatherService river forecast station flood stage provided to USGSApril 1999 is 11 feet.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operationof this station is provided by the Delaware River Master andthe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
LOCATION
Latitude 41°28'34", Longitude 75°10'21" NAD27,
Wayne County, Pennsylvania , Hydrologic Unit 02040103
DRAINAGE AREA
290.00 square miles
GAGE
Datum of gage is 869.00 feet above sea level NGVD29.
SITE TYPE:
Stream / River
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data TypeBegin DateEnd DateCount
Real-timeThis is a real-time site
Peak streamflow1909-02-202004-09-1877
Daily streamflow1908-10-012003-09-3027028
Water Quality Samples1958-11-211999-09-0175

 

 

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