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USGS 03081000 Youghiogheny River below Confluence, PA

 

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STATION.--03081000 YOUGHIOGHENY RIVER BELOW CONFLUENCE, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 39`49'39", long 79`22'22", Fayette County, Hydrologic Unit 05020006, on left bank 1.0 mi downstream from Casselman River, 1.5 mi northwest of Confluence, and at mile 72.0.
DRAINAGE AREA.--1,029 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--June 1940 to current year. Monthly discharge only for June 1940, published in WSP 1305.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,302.77 ft above sea level.
REMARKS.--Flow regulated since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir and since 1943 by Youghiogheny River Lake 1.7 mi upstream. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of Mar. 17, or 18, 1936 reached a stage of 21.6 ft, from floodmarks, discharge, 85,000 ft3/s.
FLOOD STAGE.--NOAA, National Weather Service river forecast station flood stage provided to USGS April 1999 is 12 feet.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Geological Survey.
 
 

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Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 3.49   11-19-2004  07:00
Graph of
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 03

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 2,050   11-19-2004  07:00
Graph of
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
2,050  185 1,386 4,320 663 1,130 2,072

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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