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Water-Year Summary for Site 01552500

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
01552500 MUNCY CREEK NEAR SONESTOWN, PA
LOCATION - Lat 41°21'25", long 76°32'06" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Sullivan County, PA, Hydrologic Unit 02050206, on right bank 150 ft downstream from Slip Run, 185 ft downstream from bridge on SR 2002, and 1.2 mi east of Sonestown.
DRAINAGE AREA - 23.8 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1502: 1941-42; WDR PA-00-2: 1942, 1946, 1951-52, 1959, 1964, 1972, 1975, 1977-79, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1993-94, 1996-97(P).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1940 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 1,025.01 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Prior to Mar 31, 1941, non-recording gage at same site and datum. 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 Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Geological Survey.
REMARKS - Records are good except those for estimated discharge, which are poor. 
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood in March 1936 reached a stage of about 9.3 ft, discharge not determined.