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USGS 03085500 Chartiers Creek at Carnegie, PA

 

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STATION.--03085500 CHARTIERS CREEK AT CARNEGIE, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`24'02", long 80`05'48", Allegheny County, Hydrologic Unit 05030101, on left bank 100 ft downstream from Hammond Street bridge, 0.3 mi downstream from Robinson Run, 0.8 mi upstream from Campbells Run, and 8.9 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--257 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1919 to September 1933, October 1940 to current year. Published as "at Crafton" October 1971 to September 1975. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305. June 1915 to September 1919 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) in reports of Water Supply Commission of Pennsylvania.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete weir control. Datum of gage is 755.45 ft above sea level. Prior to Dec. 15, 1931, nonrecording gage at site 0.5 mi downstream at different datum. Jan. 8, 1932 to Sept. 30, 1933, nonrecording gage at site 1.0 mi downstream at different datum. Nov. 20, 1940 to Aug. 18, 1967, water-stage recorder at site 400 ft upstream at datum 1.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1971 to Sept. 30, 1975, nonrecording gage at site 4.6 mi downstream, at datum 725.99 ft above sea level.
REMARKS.--Some regulations at low flow by mine drainage, reservoirs, and industrial usage above station. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of Sept. 2, 1912 reached a discharge of 20,000 ft3/s, from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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: 1.24   11-19-2004  07:00
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 03

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 228   11-19-2004  07:00
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 76 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
228  36 191 2,160 58.4 113 217

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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