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USGS 03036500 Allegheny River at Kittanning, PA

 

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ATTENTION!!! Please be aware that the sharp rises and drops in the graphs displayed for some of the Allegheny River gages are being caused by hydroelectric power producers passing relatively large amounts of streamflow.

STATION.--03036500 ALLEGHENY RIVER AT KITTANNING, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`49'13", long 79`31'54", Armstrong County, Hydrologic Unit 05010006, on right bank 600 ft upstream from dam at lock 7 at Kittanning, 5.7 mi upstream from Crooked Creek, 9.7 mi downstream from Mahoning Creek, and at mile 45.8.
DRAINAGE AREA.--8,973 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1904 to September 1928, October 1934 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete dam control. Datum of gage is 773.40 ft above sea level (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Sept. 30, 1928, nonrecording gage at site 4,000 ft downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1934 to Apr. 19, 1939, nonrecording gage, Apr. 20, 1939 to Sept. 27, 1990, water-stage recorder at present site at different datum.
REMARKS.--Flow regulated since 1965 by Allegheny Reservoir, since 1949 by Chautauqua Lake, since 1941 by Tionesta Lake, since 1971 by Union City Reservoir, since 1974 by Woodcock Creek Lake, since 1942 by East Branch Clarion River Lake, since 1924 by Piney Reservoir, and since 1941 by Mahoning Creek Lake. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter at station.
FLOOD STAGE.--NOAA, National Weather Service river forecast station flood stage provided to USGS April 1999 is 21 feet.
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: 10.80   11-19-2004  08:00
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 05

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 7,580   11-19-2004  08:00
Graph of Discharge, cubic feet per second
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 06
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
7,580  1,160 16,480 95,600 4,878 10,150 26,920

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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