USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01576045 Fishing Creek at Craley, PA
LOCATION - Lat 39°56'31.0", long 76°30'01.0" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, York County, PA, Hydrologic Unit 02050306, on downstream right bank at bridge on Richmond Road over Fishing Creek, 0.35 mi southeast from PA Rt 425 and 0.66 mi from Craley, PA.
DRAINAGE AREA - 15.8 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - January 2020 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 386 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Satellite telemetry at station.
COOPERATION - Station established and maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the County of York.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - February 2020 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - Water Temperature: February 2020 to current year. Specific Conductance: February 2020 to current year. pH: February 2020 to current year. Dissolved Oxygen: February 2020 to current year. Turbidity: February 2020 to current year. Nitrate: February 2020 to current year.
COOPERATION - Station established and maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the County of York.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor interfaced with a data logger recording water temperature, specific conductance, pH, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity at a 15-minute interval.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 592 microsiemens/cm, Jan 25, 2023; minimum, 53 microsiemens/cm, Dec 18, 2023. pH: Maximum, 9.1, Aug 3, 2023; minimum, 6.8, Sep 1, 2021. WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 27.9 °C, Jul 20, 2020; minimum, -0.1°C, many days. DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 15.6 mg/L, Feb 15, 2020; minimum, 6.9 mg/L, Sept 6, 2023; TURBIDITY: Maximum, >1300 FNU, Apr 11, 2021; minimum, <0.3 FNU on many days.