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USGS 01478220 West Branch White Clay Creek near Chesterville, PA


Chester County, Pennsylvania
Hydrologic Unit Code 020402050302
Latitude  39°45'56", Longitude  75°47'47" NAD27
Drainage area 9.92  square miles
Gage datum 177.2 feet above NAVD88
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Meas.
Number
  Date       Time Time
Datum
Measurement
Used?
  Who Measuring
Agency
Stream
flow
(ft3/s)
Gage
Height
(ft)
GH
Change
(ft)
Meas.
Duration
(hr)
Meas.
Rated
  Control Flow
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Number
Channel
Name
Meas.
type
 
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flow
method
 
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method
 
Channel
flow
(ft3/s)
Channel
width
(ft)
Channel
area
(ft2)
Channel
vel.
(ft/s)
Channel
stability
 
Channel
material
 
Channel
evenness
 
Long.
vel.
desc.
 
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vel.
desc.
 
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loc.
code
 
Channel
loc.
dist.(ft)
762025-06-02 10:08:50EDTYesJMEUSGS11.11.280.000.62FairVegetationLightunkn1mainWADEQSCMMVADV11.119.519.50.57FIRMBLDREVENSTDYEVENSTNDUPST15.00
752025-04-02 14:34:58EDTYesDRGUSGS11.81.290.000.60FairClearunkn1ChestervilleWADEQSCMMVADV11.822.019.80.60FIRMCBLSUNEVSTDYEVENUNKNDNST25.00
742025-02-04 16:24:28ESTYesJMEUSGS6.041.130.000.40FairClearunkn1main checkWADEQSCMMVADV6.0419.013.20.46FIRMCBLSEVENSTDYEVENSTNDUPST15.00
732025-02-04 15:53:02ESTYesJMEUSGS5.891.130.000.50FairClearunkn1mainWADEQSCMMVADV5.8919.013.30.44FIRMCBLSEVENSTDYEVENSTNDUPST10.00
722024-12-05 13:49:24ESTYesJMEUSGS4.121.100.000.30FairDebrisLightunkn1main checkWADEQSCMMVADV4.1219.010.20.40FIRMCBLSEVENSTDYEVENSTNDUPST5.00
712024-12-05 13:18:54ESTYesJMEUSGS4.611.100.000.62FairDebrisLightunkn1mainWADEQSCMMVADV4.6118.013.00.36FIRMCBLSEVENSTDYEVENSTNDDNST5.00
702024-10-08 15:18:50EDTYesJMEUSGS2.491.030.000.35PoorDebrisModerateunkn1main checkWADEQSCMMVADV2.4920.09.990.25FIRMCBLSUNEVSTDYEVENSTNDDNST30.00
692024-10-08 14:54:49EDTYesJMEUSGS2.861.030.000.38PoorDebrisModerateunkn1mainWADEQSCMMVADV2.8622.011.10.26FIRMCBLSEVENSTDYEVENSTNDDNST30.00
682024-08-08 13:46:32EDTYesJMEUSGS18.91.42-0.010.33FairClearunkn1main checkWADEQSCMMVADV18.924.021.70.87FIRMCBLSEVENSTDYEVENSTNDDNST25.00
672024-08-08 13:11:15EDTYesJMEUSGS21.01.43-0.010.60FairClearunkn1mainWADEQSCMMVADV21.024.022.60.93FIRMCBLSEVENSTDYEVENSTNDDNST25.00
662024-06-05 10:40:34EDTYesJMEUSGS7.131.17 0.57FairClearunkn1mainWADEQSCMMVADV7.1322.518.40.39FIRMSANDEVENSTDYEVENSTNDDNST25.00
652024-04-05 11:50:42EDTYesJMEUSGS37.21.660.000.37FairClearunkn1main checkWADEQSCMMVADV37.232.024.71.50FIRMCBLSEVENSTDYEVENSTNDDNST80.00
642024-04-05 11:22:35EDTYesJMEUSGS36.71.660.000.50FairClearunkn1mainWADEQSCMMVADV36.732.024.61.49FIRMCBLSEVENSTDYEVENSTNDDNST80.00
632024-02-02 10:54:02ESTYesJMEUSGS15.81.370.000.65FairClearunkn1mainWADEQSCMMVADV15.828.020.40.77SOFTGRVLEVENSTDYEVENSTNDDNST70.00
622023-12-04 12:49:48ESTYesJME/HPCUSGS8.341.220.000.78FairClearunkn1main checkWADEQSCMMVADV8.3422.020.30.41FIRMCBLSEVENSTDYEVENSTNDDNST10.00
612023-12-04 12:45:32ESTYesJME/HPCUSGS8.501.220.000.80FairClearunkn1mainWADEQSCMMVADV8.5021.519.70.43FIRMCBLSEVENSTDYEVENSTNDDNST10.00
602023-09-28 11:28:27EDTYesHPC JmeUSGS5.321.090.000.75FairDebrisLightunkn1Chesterville checkWADEQSCMMVADV5.3223.018.00.29FIRMCBLSEVENSTDYEVENSTNDUPST20.00
592023-09-28 11:28:13EDTYesHPC JmeUSGS4.731.090.000.75FairDebrisLightunkn1ChestervilleWADEQSCMMVADV4.7323.017.30.27FIRMCBLSEVENSTDYEVENSTNDUPST20.00
582023-07-26 15:40:16EDTYesDRG/VJRUSGS5.191.080.001.20FairDebrisLightunkn101478220WADEQSCMMVADV5.1923.017.80.29FIRMSANDUNEVSTDYEVENUNKNDNST50.00
572023-07-26 15:22:04EDTYesDRG/VJRUSGS5.081.080.001.00FairDebrisLightunkn101478220WADEQSCMMVADV5.0823.018.10.28FIRMSANDUNEVSTDYEVENUNKNDNST50.00
562023-05-30 12:09EDTYesJMEUSGS5.601.100.000.50FairClearunkn1Chesterville CheckWADEQSCMMVADV5.6021.014.50.39FIRMBLDREVENSTDYEVENSTNDDNST25.00
552023-05-30 11:32:18EDTYesJMEUSGS5.791.100.000.56PoorClearunkn1Chesterville 1WADEQSCMMVADV5.7921.014.50.40FIRMBLDRUNEVSTDYEVENSTNDDNST20.00
542023-04-03 12:01:50EDTYesKTRUSGS10.51.250.000.60FairDebrisLightunkn1MainWADEQSCMMVADV10.524.021.00.50FIRMCBLSUNEVSTDYUNEVUNSPDNST60.00
532023-02-01 13:26:06ESTYesDRGUSGS11.01.270.000.80FairClearunkn101478220 checkWADEQSCMMVADV11.023.021.90.50FIRMCBLSUNEVSTDYEVENUNKNDNST50.00
522023-02-01 12:25:30ESTYesDRGUSGS10.91.270.000.50FairClearunkn101478220WADEQSCMMVADV10.923.022.00.49FIRMCBLSUNEVSTDYEVENUNKNDNST50.00
512022-11-28 12:08:30ESTYesKTRUSGS8.691.240.000.60FairDebrisLightunkn1MainWADEQSCMMVADV8.6919.518.20.48FIRMCBLSUNEVSTDYUNEVUNSPDNST80.00
502022-10-05 13:59:25EDTYesDRGUSGS21.01.50-0.010.50FairClearunkn101478220WADEQSCMMVADV21.023.024.10.87FIRMCBLSUNEVPULSEVENNSTDDNST70.00
492022-08-08 12:24:37EDTYesJMEUSGS5.511.140.000.57FairDebrisLightunkn101478220 checkWADEQSCMMVADV5.5124.019.90.28SOFTSANDEVENSTDYEVENSTNDDNST30.00
482022-08-08 11:28:09EDTYesJMEUSGS5.441.140.000.93FairDebrisLightunkn101478220WADEQSCMMVADV5.4424.019.30.28SOFTSANDEVENSTDYEVENSTNDDNST30.00
472022-06-06 11:47EDTYesDRGUSGS7.681.190.000.40FairDebrisLightunkn101478220WADEQSCMMVADV7.6823.019.00.41SOFTSANDUNEVSTDYEVENUNKNDNST60.00
462022-04-18 14:22:30EDTYesDRGUSGS9.961.280.000.50FairDebrisLightunkn101478220WADEQSCMMVADV9.9622.516.10.62FIRMCBLSUNEVPULSEVENUNKNDNST25.00
452022-04-18 13:37:30EDTYesDRGUSGS10.61.280.000.40FairDebrisLightunkn101478220WADEQSCMMVADV10.623.016.30.65FIRMCBLSUNEVPULSEVENUNKNDNST25.00
442022-02-03 12:14ESTYesDRGUSGS15.11.440.020.25PoorClearunkn101478220WADEQSCMMVADV15.123.022.30.68FIRMCBLSUNEVPULSEVENUNKNDNST20.00
432021-12-07 11:51ESTYesDRGUSGS8.561.260.000.30FairDebrisLightunkn101478220 check measurementWADEQSCMMVADV8.5618.516.50.52FIRMCBLSEVENSTDYEVENUNKNDNST25.00
422021-12-07 10:50:30ESTYesDRGUSGS8.861.260.000.50GoodDebrisLightunkn101478220WADEQSCMMVADV8.8617.516.10.55FIRMCBLSEVENSTDYEVENUNKNDNST25.00
412021-10-22 12:45:51EDTYesDRGUSGS5.881.200.000.70FairDebrisLightunkn101478220WADEQSCMMVADV5.8818.516.10.36FIRMCBLSEVENPULSEVENUNKNDNST20.00
402021-08-02 13:34EDTYesDRGUSGS6.731.230.000.40FairDebrisLightunkn101478220WADEQSCMMVADV6.7316.015.80.43SOFTSANDEVENSTDYEVENUNKNDNST25.00
392021-06-02 14:10:43EDTYesDRGUSGS10.51.330.000.65FairDebrisLightunkn101478220 check measurementWADEQSCMMVADV10.519.018.40.57SOFTSANDEVENSTDYEVENUNKNDNST25.00
382021-06-02 13:25:30EDTYesDRGUSGS10.31.330.000.45FairDebrisLightunkn101478220WADEQSCMMVADV10.319.018.40.56SOFTSANDEVENSTDYUNEVUNKNDNST25.00
372021-04-06 12:14EDTYesDRGUSGS14.51.450.000.50FairClearunkn101478220WADEQSCMMVADV14.519.020.10.72FIRMBLDRUNEVSTDYEVENSTNDDNST25.00
362021-02-08 13:27ESTYesDRGUSGS13.71.450.000.45FairClearunkn101478220 check measurementWADEQSCMMVADV13.723.023.30.59FIRMBLDRUNEVSTDYEVENUNKNDNST60.00
352021-02-08 12:47ESTYesDRGUSGS14.91.450.000.50FairClearunkn101478220WADEQSCMMVADV14.922.020.80.72FIRMBLDRUNEVSTDYUNEVUNKNUPST25.00
342020-12-01 15:48ESTYesDRGUSGS22.21.630.000.30FairDebrisLightunkn101478220 check measurementWADEQSCMMVADV22.221.022.50.99FIRMCBLSUNEVPULSEVENNSTDDNST10.00
332020-12-01 14:59:30ESTYesDRGUSGS25.31.650.000.65FairDebrisLightunkn101478220WADEQSCMMVADV25.320.524.71.02FIRMCBLSUNEVPULSEVENNSTDDNST30.00
322020-09-25 12:31EDTYesDRG/PNKUSGS6.231.350.000.45FairDebrisModerateunkn101478220WADEQSCMMVADV6.2319.018.00.35FIRMCBLSUNEVSTDYEVENUNKNDNST15.00
312020-08-11 13:19:30EDTYesDRGUSGS9.521.430.000.53FairDebrisLightunkn101478220WADEQSCMMVADV9.5220.022.90.42FIRMCBLSUNEVSTDYEVENSTNDUPST25.00
302020-08-04 16:58:09EDTYesDRG/PNKUSGS2143.71-0.380.20PoorClearunkn101478220BRDSQADCPVADCP21436.41012.13FIRMCBLSUNEVPULSEVENSTNDATGA0.00
292020-08-04 16:30:13EDTYesDRG/PNKUSGS2714.31-0.230.20PoorClearunkn101478220BRDSQADCPVADCP27140.51272.13FIRMCBLSUNEVPULSEVENNSTDATGA0.00
282020-07-28 13:33:30EDTYesDRGUSGS3.721.370.000.47FairClearunkn101478220WADEQSCMMVADV3.7220.017.80.21FIRMCBLSUNEVSTDYEVENUNKNUPST15.00
272020-07-02 09:19EDTYesDRG/KTRUSGS5.301.480.000.60GoodDebrisLightunkn101478220WADEQSCMMVADV5.3020.020.50.26FIRMCBLSEVENSTDYUNEVUNKNUPST20.00
262020-06-09 11:59:30EDTYesDRGUSGS8.251.62-0.010.50FairDebrisLightunkn101478220WADEQSCMMVADV8.2520.522.30.37SOFTSANDEVENSTDYEVENNSTDDNST20.00
252020-04-24 12:24:30EDTYesDRGUSGS85.92.46-0.080.50FairClearunkn101478220WADEQSCMMVADV85.924.040.92.10FIRMGRVLUNEVPULSEVENNSTDDNST20.00
242020-04-24 11:29:27EDTYesDRGUSGS1012.62-0.100.50FairClearunkn101478220BRDSQADCPVADCP10122.841.12.47FIRMSANDEVENPULSEVENSTNDATGA0.00
232020-03-19 14:58:31EDTYesPNKUSGS24.41.79-0.020.56FairDebrisLightunkn1mainWADEQSCMMVADV24.423.025.60.95SOFTSANDUNEVPULSEVENNSTDDNST50.00
222020-03-13 12:41:28EDTYesPNKUSGS16.71.690.010.58FairClearunkn1mainWADEQSCMMVADV16.723.025.80.65FIRMBLDRUNEVSTDYEVENUNFMDNST30.00
212020-03-09 12:06:30EDTYesDRGUSGS10.21.550.000.55FairDebrisModerateunkn101478220WADEQSCMMVADV10.221.023.20.44SOFTSANDEVENSTDYEVENSTNDDNST15.00
202017-10-30 09:34:30EDTYesLEO/PKAUSGS69.22.780.900.30Fair unkn101478220WADEQSCMMVADV69.220.035.41.95FIRMGRVLEVENPULSEVENUNKNDNST20.00
192017-04-06 15:47:30EDTYesLEO/DRG/PKA/USGS44.32.550.080.20Fair unkn101478220WADEQSCMMVADV44.322.030.61.45FIRMGRVLEVENPULSEVENUNKNDNST20.00
182017-03-31 15:26EDTYesLEO/PKA/MVMUSGS1514.160.050.10Poor unkn101478220WADEQSCMMVADV15129.052.72.86FIRMGRVLEVENPULSEVENUNKNDNST20.00
171998-10-28 13:50ESTYesagr/crUSGS3.20 GoodClearunkn1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno3.2022.07.760.41UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
161997-11-12 13:55ESTYesRRUSGS4.61 GoodClearunkn1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno4.6120.010.90.42UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
141995-11-09 -- ----YesrrUSGS5.6610.87 GoodClearunkn1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno5.6622.013.40.42UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
131994-11-03 -- ----YesrrUSGS2.9510.940.000.80FairClearunkn1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno2.9517.013.30.22UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
121993-11-23 -- ----YesrrUSGS5.61 GoodClearunkn1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno5.6121.015.00.38UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
111992-11-16 -- ----YesrrbUSGS6.309.400.001.00GoodClearunkn1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno6.3020.015.60.40UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
101991-11-13 -- ----YeskrrUSGS3.9010.95 PoorClearunkn1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno3.9019.010.20.38UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
91990-11-09 -- ----YeskmlUSGS4.0510.920.050.50GoodClearunkn1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno4.0521.017.10.24UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
81989-10-31 -- ----YeskmlUSGS13.210.77-0.021.00GoodClearunkn1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno13.222.020.30.65UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
71988-10-31 -- ----YesdrUSGS4.1011.050.001.30FairClearunkn1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno4.1020.012.00.34UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
61987-10-29 -- ----YesmjUSGS7.5511.100.000.50GoodClearunkn1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno7.5524.48.610.88UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
51986-11-25 -- ----YeslsUSGS9.797.63 GoodClearunkn1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno9.7915.09.561.03UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
41985-10-25 -- ----YesbnUSGS6.15 GoodClearunkn1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno6.1517.110.60.58UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
31984-10-18 -- ----YesclaUSGS5.3711.18 FairClearunkn1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno5.3716.08.750.61UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
21983-11-02 -- ----YeskgUSGS4.3011.18 GoodClearunkn1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno4.3014.08.190.52UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP
11982-10-20 -- ----YeskgUSGS3.2611.210.000.40FairClearunkn1Imported Channel 1WADEunspeunkno3.2615.08.550.38UNSPUNSPUNSPunknUNSPUNSPUNSP