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USGS 03106300 Muddy Creek near Portersville, PA

 

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STATION.--03106300 MUDDY CREEK NEAR PORTERSVILLE, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`57'47", long 80`07'31", Butler County, Hydrologic Unit 05030105, on left bank 1,000 ft downstream from Lake Arthur Dam, 0.2 mi north of U.S. Highway 422, and 3 mi north of Portersville.
DRAINAGE AREA.--51.2 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 1963 to September 1993, July 1994 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,160.91 ft above sea level (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources bench mark). Prior to Apr. 8, 1963 nonrecording gage at site 2,000 ft downstream at different datum. Apr. 8 to May 1, 1963, nonrecording gage and May 2, 1963 to Sept. 30, 1980, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft downstream at datum 5.71 ft lower.
REMARKS.--Some regulation from October 1966 to May 1969 and completely regulated thereafter by Lake Arthur (station 03106280) 1,000 ft upstream.
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: 2.84   11-19-2004  14:01
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 05

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 50   11-19-2004  14:01
Graph of Discharge, cubic feet per second
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 06
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 39 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
50  2.0 66.9 412 5.70 32.0 114

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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