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Water-Year Summary for Site 03070260

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00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Med.,Min.)  
00045 Precipitation(Sum)  
00060 Discharge(Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
03070260 CHEAT RIVER AT ALBRIGHT, WV
LOCATION - Lat 39°29'41", long 79°38'41" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Preston County, WV, Hydrologic Unit 05020004, on right downstream wingwall of State Route 26 bridge at Albright, 0.6 mi downstream of Albright Power Station, 0.9 mi downstream from Dougherty Run, 1.2 mi upstream from Muddy Creek, and at mile 30.8.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,046 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1996 to September 1997 (daily discharge and annual maxima), October 2005 to September 2008 (annual maximum gage height), October 2008 to August 2010 (annual maximum and minimum gage height), October 2010 to current year (daily discharge and annual maxima).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemeter. Datum of is 1,173.7 ft above NAVD 88 (GNSS Level II survey). Prior to Oct. 1, 2010, at site 0.6 mi upstream at datum 27.77 ft higher.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height prior to October 2010 (at site and datum then in use), 10.27 ft, Jan. 25, 2010; minimum gage height, less than zero many days some years.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 2014 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Electronic data logger with 15-minute record interval. Weighing rain gage.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum daily precipitation, 3.05 in., July 28, 2016; minimum precipitation, 0.00 in., on many days.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2011 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: October 2011 to current year.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 33.7°C, July 7, 2012; minimum recorded, -0.6°C, Jan. 31, 2022.