Neshaminy Creek near Langhorne, Bucks County PA (LNGP1)
Gage Location: Bucks County, PennsylvaniaSite Location: Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Latitude: 40.174Longitude: -74.957Elevation: 40.57 ft. MSLDrainage Area: 210 Sq. Mi.
Minor Stage: 9 ft. Moderate Stage: 10 ft.Major Stage: 12 ft.
First Flood: 1933-08-23Last Flood: 2012-12-21 Crest: 10.09 ft.Datum change: 1934-10-01Number of Floods: 161

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Height Above Flood Stage for Entire Period of Record
Height Above FSTotal OccurencePercent of Crest OccurrenceCumulative Total Flood OccurrencePercent of Floods above Listed Value
9 ft to 10 ft6339.49 ft or above 160100.0
10 ft to 11 ft3823.810 ft or above 9760.6
11 ft to 12 ft2314.411 ft or above 5936.9
12 ft to 13 ft85.012 ft or above 3622.5
13 ft to 14 ft85.013 ft or above 2817.5
14 ft to 15 ft95.614 ft or above 2012.5
15 ft to 16 ft42.515 ft or above 116.9
16 ft to 17 ft10.616 ft or above 74.4
17 ft to 18 ft10.617 ft or above 63.8
18 ft to 19 ft21.218 ft or above 53.1
19 ft to 20 ft10.619 ft or above 31.9
20 ft to 21 ft00.020 ft or above 21.2
21 ft to 22 ft10.621 ft or above 21.2
22 ft to 23 ft10.622 ft or above 10.6
Height Above Flood Stage After Datum Change
Height Above FSTotal OccurencePercent of Crest OccurrenceCumulative Total Flood OccurrencePercent of Floods above Listed Value
9 ft to 10 ft6339.69 ft or above 159100.0
10 ft to 11 ft3823.910 ft or above 9660.4
11 ft to 12 ft2314.511 ft or above 5836.5
12 ft to 13 ft85.012 ft or above 3522.0
13 ft to 14 ft85.013 ft or above 2717.0
14 ft to 15 ft95.714 ft or above 1911.9
15 ft to 16 ft42.515 ft or above 106.3
16 ft to 17 ft10.616 ft or above 63.8
17 ft to 18 ft00.017 ft or above 53.1
18 ft to 19 ft21.318 ft or above 53.1
19 ft to 20 ft10.619 ft or above 31.9
20 ft to 21 ft00.020 ft or above 21.3
21 ft to 22 ft10.621 ft or above 21.3
22 ft to 23 ft10.622 ft or above 10.6





Codes and description

C1|Crest information looks unreliable and incomplete and not used in frequency calculations. Some of the floods are based on current flood stage and nearby gage information.
C2|Crest information looks reliable despite potential problems. This data was used in frequency calculations.
C3|Crest height estimated by the USGS.
C4|Crest height is from the National Weather Service.
C5|Crest height affected by backwater.
C6|Crest occurred at a previous flood stage that is lower than the current flood stage. The crests below the new flood stage are not used in flood frequency calculations.
C7|Crest from USGS yearly peak and/or date is different than the crest we provide. In many cases MARFC uses crest based on backwater or ice effects.
C8|Crest month or day of occurrence has been estimated by The Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center usually based on nearby gage information.
C9|Crest date (day) in the month is unknown.
F1|Flow is an estimate.
F2|Flow affected by regulation or diversion and in some cases to an unknown degree.
F3|Flow effected by snow-melt, ice jam or debris jam break up.
F4|Flow affected by dam failure.
F5|Flow - All or part of the record affected by urbanization, mining, agricultural changes, channelization or other factors.
G1|Gage height at a different site and/or datum.
G2|Gage is not an official USGS gage with crests provided by the NWS. Crest information looks unreliable and incomplete and not used in flood frequency calculations.
G3|Gage datum changed during this year.
none,No code; Good Data

Updated: 08:09 AM Feb 08, 2013