Detailed Station Information (FROM NWISWeb)
- LOCATION
- Latitude 40°17'54", Longitude 76°40'05" NAD27,
- Dauphin County, Pennsylvania , Hydrologic Unit 02050305
- DRAINAGE AREA
- 483.00 square miles
- GAGE
- Datum of gage is 325.94 feet above sea level NGVD29.
- SITE TYPE:
- Stream / River
- AVAILABLE DATA:
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| Data Type | Begin Date | End Date | Count |
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| Real-time | This is a real-time site |
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| Peak streamflow | 1975-09-27 | 2004-09-19 | 30 |
| Daily streamflow | 1975-10-01 | 2003-09-30 | 10227 |
| Water Quality Samples | 1984-10-22 | 1994-08-16 | 227 |
- OPERATION:
- Record for this site is maintained by the USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center
- CONTACT INFORMATION
- Email questions about this site toPennsylvania NWISWeb Data Inquiries
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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STATION.--01573560SWATARA CREEK NEAR HERSHEY, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`17'54", long 76`40'05",Dauphin County, Hydrologic Unit 02050305,on left bank, 0.4 mi downstream from Manada Creek,0.5 mi upstream from State Highway 39, and1.5 mi northwest of Hershey.
DRAINAGE AREA.--483 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1975 tocurrent year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and gatedconcrete control. Datum of gage is 325.94 ft above sea level(levels by Susquehanna River Basin Commission).
FLOOD STAGE.--NOAA, National WeatherService river forecast station flood stage provided to USGSApril 1999 is 7 feet.
COOPERATION.--Records of daily diversionfurnished by Hershey Chocolate U.S.A., a division ofHershey Foods Corporation. Funding for the operationof this station is provided by the Pennsylvania Department ofEnvironmental Protection, the National Weather Service,and the U.S. Geological Survey.
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U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
