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USGS 03024000 French Creek at Utica, PA

 

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STATION.--03024000 FRENCH CREEK AT UTICA, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 41`26'15", long 79`57'22", Venango County, Hydrologic Unit 05010004, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on SR 3017 at Utica and 2,000 ft upstream from Mill Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA.--1,028 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1932 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,019.44 ft above sea level. Prior to Nov. 27, 1933, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.
REMARKS.--Flow regulated since 1971 by Union City Reservoir 50 mi upstream, serving as a retarding basin, and since January 1974 by Woodcock Creek Lake, 25 mi upstream. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum stage since at least 1912, 15.7 ft in March 1913, discharge 35,600 ft3/s.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
 
 

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Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 2.95   11-19-2004  13:00
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 07

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 938   11-19-2004  13:00
Graph of Discharge, cubic feet per second
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 08
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 71 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
938  140 2,168 7,680 602 1,500 3,489

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