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STATION.--03045000 LOYALHANNA CREEK AT KINGSTON, PA LOCATION.--Lat 40`17'33", long 79`20'27", Westmoreland County, Hydrologic Unit 05010008, on right bank 60 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 217 at Kingston, 100 ft downstream from Miller Run, 1.9 mi upstream from Ninemile Run, and 3 mi southeast of Latrobe. DRAINAGE AREA.--172 mi2. PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1939 to current year. Monthly discharge only October to December 1939, published in WSP 1305. GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 1,013.16 ft above sea level (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1969, at datum 1.00 ft higher. REMARKS.--Flow regulated by Latrobe Reservoir, capacity, 3,670 acre-ft, and diversion works at Kingston. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter at station. EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum stage since at least 1918, 15.8 ft, present datum, Oct. 15, 1954. Flood of Mar. 17 or 18, 1936 reached a stage of about 15.5 ft, present datum, from information by local residents, discharge, 21,000 ft3/s, from rating curve extended above 8,700 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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