USGS Science for a changing world
 
  Water Resources
  skip navigation


USGS 03007800 Allegheny River at Port Allegany, PA

 

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

 
 
 
STATION.--03007800 ALLEGHENY RIVER AT PORT ALLEGANY, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 41`49'07", long 78`17'35", McKean County, Hydrologic Unit 05010001, on right bank 40 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 6 at Port Allegany, 1.1 mi upstream from Twomile Creek, 1.4 mi downstream from Allegheny Portage Creek, and at mile 285.5.
DRAINAGE AREA.--248 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1974 to current year. Discharge measurements obtained by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers March 1971 to October 1974.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,454.88 ft above sea level.
REMARKS.--U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of June 23, 1972 reached a stage of at least 17.5 ft, discharge, 21,700 ft3/s, from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers discharge measurement.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
 
 

(1-31)
 


Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 2.45   11-19-2004  15:00
Graph of  Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 04

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 160   11-19-2004  15:00
Graph of  Discharge, cubic feet per second
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 05
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 29 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
160  35 429 1,850 98.0 343 612

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


Questions about data Water Webserver Team Top
Feedback on this website NWISWeb Support Team Explanation of terms
Real-time Data for USA
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?

Retrieved on 2004-11-19 18:32:51 EST
Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
Privacy Statement || Disclaimer || Accessibility
1.84   1.44 sd