STATION.--03047000 LOYALHANNA CREEK AT LOYALHANNA DAM, PA.
LOCATION.--Lat 40`27'32", long 79`26'58", Westmoreland County, Hydrologic Unit 05010008, on left bank 1,030 ft downstream from Loyalhanna Dam, 1.8 mi south of Saltsburg and 4.7 mi upstream from confluence with Conemaugh River.
DRAINAGE AREA.--290 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--1940-1991, 2005-2009 (discharge measurements only), 2010 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 889.38 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (U. S. Army Corps of Engineers benchmark). Satellite telemetry at station.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by NWS: Flood stage-5.5 ft
REMARKS.--Flow completely regulated by Loyalhanna Lake (Station 03046850), 0.2 mi. upstream, and Latrobe Reservoir, combined capacity 99,000 acre-ft.