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USGS 03082500 Youghiogheny River at Connellsville, PA

 

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STATION.--03082500 YOUGHIOGHENY RIVER AT CONNELLSVILLE, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`01'03", long 79`35'38", Fayette County, Hydrologic Unit 05020006, on left bank at downstream side of Crawford Avenue bridge at Connellsville, 1.2 mi upstream from Mounts Creek, and at mile 44.0.
DRAINAGE AREA.--1,326 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--July 1908 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 860.13 ft above sea level. Prior to Aug. 15, 1928, nonrecording gage, and Aug. 15, 1928 to July 7, 1958, water-stage recorder at same site and datum. July 8, 1958 to Sept. 8, 1959, nonrecording gage at site 0.4 mi downstream at different datum.
REMARKS.--Flow regulated since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir, since 1943 by Youghiogheny River Lake 29.4 mi upstream, and by several smaller reservoirs above station. 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 12 feet.
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: 3.80   11-19-2004  11:30
Graph of
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 03

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 2,520   11-19-2004  11:30
Graph of
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 04
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 94 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
2,520  69 1,858 11,300 640 1,340 2,590

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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