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USGS 03045000 Loyalhanna Creek at Kingston, PA

 

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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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Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 2.43   11-19-2004  05:00
Graph of  Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 03

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 124   11-19-2004  05:00
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 63 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
124  2.2 176 712 45.4 132 307

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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