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USGS 01563200 Rays Br Juniata R bl Rays Dam nr Huntingdon, PA

 

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STATION.--01563200 RAYSTOWN BRANCH JUNIATA RIVER BELOW RAYSTOWN DAM NEAR HUNTINGDON, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`25'44", long 77`59'29", Huntingdon County, Hydrologic Unit 02050303, on left bank 1.0 mi downstream from Raystown Dam on Township Route 430, 4.0 mi south of Huntingdon, and 4.7 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--960 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--January 1946 to current year. Prior to October 1946 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1302. Prior to Oct. 1, l969, published as Raystown Branch Juniata River near Huntingdon.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 597.36 ft above sea level (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1969, water-stage recorder at site 4.3 mi upstream at datum 22.72 ft higher.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of Mar. 18, 1936, reached a stage of 31.0 ft, discharge, 87,000 ft3/s, at previous site and datum, by computation of peak discharge at dam.
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: 1,050   11-19-2004  12:13
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 57 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
1,050  18 798 7,440 233 476 1,007

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: 4.94   11-19-2004  12:13
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 02
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