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STATION.--01572025 SWATARA CREEK NEAR PINE GROVE,
PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`31'57", long
76`24'09", Schuylkill County, Hydrologic Unit 02050305, on
right bank 1.0 mi downstream from Lower Little Swatara Creek, 1.3 mi
southwest of Pine Grove, and 1.6 mi upstream from bridge on Interstate
Highway 81.
DRAINAGE AREA.--116 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1988 to January 1991,
October 1991 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage.
Elevation of gage is 480.66 ft above North American Vertical Datum of
1988, from survey.
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.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Data transmitter operational limit -
16.2 ft;
Supplied by NWS: No flood stage has been determined
for this station.