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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023

03106300 MUDDY CREEK NEAR PORTERSVILLE, PA

LOCATION - Lat 40°57'48", long 80°07'44" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Butler County, PA, Hydrologic Unit 05030105, on right bank 3,500 ft downstream of Lake Arthur Dam, 500 ft west of State Road 4017 and 3 mi north of Portersville.

DRAINAGE AREA - 51.5 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY -

WDR PA-79-3: 1978. The peak discharge has been revised to 685 ft³/s, at gage height 4.72 ft (site and datum then in use), superseding previously published figures.

Revisions: Prior to February 21, 2024, the datum of gage for the period of October 1, 1980 to October 19, 2021 was erroneously reported as 1160.91 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29). The datum of gage for the period after October 19, 2021 was erroneously reported as 1161 ft above NGVD29.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - March 1963 to September 1993, July 1994 to current year.

GAGE -

Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1153.9 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (from GNSS survey). Prior to Apr. 8, 1963 non-recording gage at site 500 ft upstream at different datum. Apr. 8 to May 1, 1963, non-recording gage and May 2, 1963 to Sept. 30, 1980, water-stage recorder at site 1,500 ft upstream at datum 0.9 ft higher. October 1, 1980 to October 19, 2021, gage 2,500 ft upstream at datum 0.16 ft higher. Prior to February 21, 2024, the datum of gage for the period of October 1, 1980 to October 19, 2021 was erroneously reported as 1160.91 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29). The datum of gage for the period after October 19, 2021 was erroneously reported as 1161 ft above NGVD29. Satellite telemetry at station.

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 -

Some regulation from October 1966 to May 1969 and completely regulated thereafter by Lake Arthur (station 03106280) 3,500 ft upstream. Gage height record is rated good, discharge record is rated poor.