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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01547500 BALD EAGLE CREEK AT BLANCHARD, PA
LOCATION - Lat 41°03'06", long 77°36'17" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Centre County, PA, Hydrologic Unit 02050204, on left bank 0.4 mi downstream from Foster Joseph Sayers Dam, 0.7 mi upstream from Marsh Creek, and 0.9 mi south of Blanchard.
DRAINAGE AREA - 339 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1903: 1956(M).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1954 to current year. Prior to October 1967, published as North Bald Eagle Creek at Blanchard.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, and water-quality monitor. Datum of gage is 579.08 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to September 1, 2023, datum of gage was reported as 579.79 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Satellite telemetry at station.
COOPERATION - Station established and maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey. Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
REMARKS - Flow regulated since March 1971 by Foster Joseph Sayers Dam (station 01547480). Records are good except those for estimated discharges, which are fair.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - Water Temperature: October 2017 to current year.
REMARKS - Beginning in water year 2019, water quality records are not rated as "excellent", "good", "fair", or "poor".
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - Water Temperature: Maximum Instantaneous, 24.6°C, Jul 29, 2023; minimum instantaneous, 0.5°C, Dec 28, 2022.
