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USGS 01562000 Raystown Branch Juniata River at Saxton, PA

 

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STATION.--01562000 RAYSTOWN BRANCH JUNIATA RIVER AT SAXTON, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`12'57", long 78`15'56", Bedford County, Hydrologic Unit 02050303, on left bank 500 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 913, 0.5 mi west of Saxton, and 1.5 mi upstream from Shoup Run.
DRAINAGE AREA.--756 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--September 1911 to current year. Monthly discharge only for September 1911 published in WSP 1302.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 795.77 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 1, 1931, nonrecording gage at site 0.8 mi downstream at datum 4.82 ft lower.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of June 1, 1889, reached a stage of 23.0 ft at present site and datum, from floodmarks, discharge, about 71,300 ft3/s.
FLOOD STAGE.--NOAA, National Weather Service river forecast station flood stage provided to USGS April 1999 is 17 feet.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the National Weather Service, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
 
 

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 719   11-19-2004  20:30
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 92 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
719  72 638 8,800 145 320 792

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: 2.43   11-19-2004  20:30
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 02
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