USGS 03042280 Yellow Creek near Homer City, PA

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Station gage imageSTATION.--03042280 YELLOW CREEK NEAR HOMER CITY, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`34'18", long 79`06'13", Indiana County, Hydrologic Unit 05010007, on left bank 0.3 mi upstream from Central Indiana County Water Authority dam, 0.4 mi upstream from Ferrier Run, which has been diverted, and 3.5 mi northeast of Homer City.
DRAINAGE AREA.--57.4 square miles, excludes that of Ferrier Run.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1967 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 1,136.9 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to December 14, 2023, the datum of gage was erroneously reported as 1,140 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
COOPERATION.--Station established and maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey. Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Geological Survey.
REMARKS.--Flow regulated since 1971 by Yellow Creek Lake (Station 03042260) 4.2 mi. upstream.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by NWS: Action stage-6.6 ft; Flood stage-8 ft.
This station managed by the PAWSC Pittsburgh Field Office.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
1991-10-01  2024-03-29
2007-10-01  2024-03-29
2021-10-01  2024-03-29







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Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 75.2 03-29-2024   10:30 EDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Mar 29 based on 53 water years of record more
Min
(2006)
Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Mar 29
25th
percen-
tile
Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile
Max
(1985)
37.7 75.2 86 146 208 234 1230


Gage height, feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 2.09 03-29-2024   10:30 EDT
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