Gage height, feet
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| STATION.--03108000 RACCOON CREEK AT MOFFATTS MILL, PA LOCATION.--Lat 40`37'40", long 80`20'16", Beaver County, Hydrologic Unit 05030101, on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge at Moffatts Mill, 1.4 mi downstream from Gums Run, 4 mi south of Vanport, and 4.2 mi upstream from mouth. DRAINAGE AREA.--178 mi2. PERIOD OF RECORD.--September 1941 to current year. May 1915 to July 1932 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) in reports of Water Supply Commission of Pennsylvania or Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 719.16 ft above sea level (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers bench mark). May 27, 1915 to July 31, 1932, and Sept. 2 to Dec. 3, 1941, nonrecording gage at same site and datum. REMARKS.--Normally, no regulation from Raccoon Creek Lake. Diversion out of the basin from Cherry Valley and Service Creek Reservoirs upstream increased from an average of 4.0 ft3/s at the close of 1957 to 6.8 ft3/s for the present year; diversion began with 2.0 ft3/s for September 1957. Published records do not include diversion. Records of diversion furnished by Western Pennsylvania Water Company and Ambridge Water Authority. Satellite telemeter at station. EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of Apr. 15, 1922, reached a stage of 9.80 ft, discharge, 10,000 ft3/s. Flood of Mar. 5, 1920, also reached a stage of 9.80 ft, backwater from ice. 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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