USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
01546500 SPRING CREEK NEAR AXEMANN, PA
LOCATION - Lat 40°53'23", long 77°47'40" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Centre County, PA, Hydrologic Unit 02050204, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on SR 3001, 1.6 mi west of Axemann, 1.8 mi southwest of Bellefonte, and 2.5 mi upstream from Logan Branch.
DRAINAGE AREA - 87.2 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1940 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 788.14 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to Nov 19, 1940, non-recording gage at same site and datum. Non-recording gage Mar 6 to Sep 30, 1995. Prior to September 1, 2023, the datum of gage was reported as 788.81 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 this station is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Geological Survey.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of March 1936 reached a stage of 8.6 ft, from information by local residents, discharge not determined.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 2002 to current year.
COOPERATION - Water-quality samples were collected as part of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Water-Quality Network (WQN) with cooperation from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.