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USGS 03034000 Mahoning Creek at Punxsutawney, PA

 

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STATION.--03034000 MAHONING CREEK AT PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`56'21", long 79`00'31", Jefferson County, Hydrologic Unit 05010006, on right bank 75 ft downstream from Williams Run, 1.9 mi downstream from Sawmill Run, and 2 mi west of Punxsutawney.
DRAINAGE AREA.--158 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1938 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,206.14 ft above sea level (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1946, at site 2.9 mi upstream at datum 13.30 ft higher.
REMARKS.--Diurnal fluctuations at low flow by mine pumpage into stream above station. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of Mar. 18, 1936 reached a stage of 15.6 ft, from floodmark at former site and datum, discharge, 12,500 ft3/s, from rating curve extended above 4,300 ft3/s.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
 
 

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Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 1.62   11-19-2004  15:52
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 03

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 131   11-19-2004  15:52
Graph of Discharge, cubic feet per second
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 04
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 65 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
131  19 206 794 56.8 128 354

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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