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USGS 01542500 WB Susquehanna River at Karthaus, PA

 

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STATION.--01542500 WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT KARTHAUS, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 41`07'03", long 78`06'33", Clearfield County, Hydrologic Unit 02050201, on left bank 900 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 879 at Karthaus, 1,000 ft upstream from Mosquito Creek, and 3.3 mi downstream from Moshannon Creek. Records include flow of Mosquito Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA.--1,462 mi2, includes that of Mosquito Creek.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--February 1940 to September 1995 (discontinued as a continuous-record station; converted to a crest-stage partial-record station). October 1918 to September 1920 (gage heights only) in reports of Water Supply Commission of Pennsylvania.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 830.59 ft above sea level. Prior to Sept. 30, 1920, nonrecording gage at site 900 ft downstream at datum 20.88 ft lower. Feb. 21 to Sept. 30, 1940, nonrecording gage at site 900 ft downstream at present datum.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum stage known, about 24.5 ft, Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmarks at highway bridge, discharge, about 135,000 ft3/s.
FLOOD STAGE.--NOAA, National Weather Service river forecast station flood stage provided to USGS April 1999 is 19 feet.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
 
 

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 1,370   11-19-2004  11:30
Graph of Discharge, cubic feet per second
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 01
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 55 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
1,370  166 1,971 8,980 687 1,390 2,768

Percent exceedance means that 80, 50, or 20 percent of all daily mean flows for 11/19 have been greater than the value shown.

Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 2.65   11-19-2004  11:30
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 02
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