USGS Water-Year Summary for Site 03104490

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	00065 Gage height(Mean)

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Water year 2024: 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

03104490 Shenango River near West New Castle, PA

LOCATION - Lat 41°01'05.3", long 80°21'47.8" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Lawrence County, PA, Hydrologic Unit 05030102, on left bank 50 ft upstream from water company, 1.8 mi upstream from confluence with Neshannock creek, 1.7 mi downstream from bridge on Highway 376, and .98 miles northeast of Oakwood, PA

REVISIONS HISTORY -

Revisions: Gage height for June 9, 2021 was deleted on February 7, 2022 due to an equipment malfunction.

Revisions: Datum of gage was erroneously reported as 802 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 prior to January 18, 2024.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2017 to present.

GAGE - Water stage recorder. Datum of gage is 785.9 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88). Prior to January 18, 2024, the datum of gage was reported as 786.12 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 and erroneously reported as 802 ft above NAVD88 depending on source. Satellite telemetry at site.

COOPERATION - Station established and maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey. Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District and the U.S. Geological Survey.

REMARKS -

Gage height record is rated good.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Water temperature record was established April 26, 2017.

REMARKS -

For water year 2018, water temperature record is rated fair from October 1, 2017 to August 6, 2018; record is rated good August 7, 2018 to October 1, 2018.

For water year 2019, temperature records are rated fair.

For water year 2020, temperature records are no longer given qualitative ratings.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -

Maximum water temperature for period of record 28.7 °C on July 17, 2020.

Minimum water temperature for period of record -0.2 °C on multiple days.