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LOCATION.--Lat 38°37'53", long 79°14'38", NAD 27, Pendleton County,
Hydrologic Unit 0207000l, on left bank 50 ft upstream from
bridge on U.S. Highway 33, 0.1 mi upstream from Hawes Run,
0.4 mi north of Brandywine, 0.9 mi downstream from Broad Run,
and at mile 44.9.
DRAINAGE AREA.--103 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1943 to September 2001 (measurements, daily
mean discharges, and annual maximums), October 2001 to September
2004 (measurements, daily mean discharges, annual maximums, and
discharges at one hour or less intervals), October 2004 to
current year (measurements, daily mean discharges, annual
maximums, and gage heights and discharges at one hour or less
intervals).
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1141: 1945(M), 1947(M). WDR WV-84-1: 1983.
WDR WV-88-1: 1987. WDR WV-97-1: 1967(M), 1971-75(M), 1977-78(M).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is
1,558.35 ft above NGVD 29. Prior to Sept. 24, 1956, nonrecording
gage at highway bridge 50 ft downstream at same datum.
REMARKS.--The flow from 41.3 mi2 upstream from station is partially
controlled, but not diverted, by several floodwater detention
reservoirs with a total combined detention capacity of
8,882 acre-ft.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharges for the November
1877 and 1896 peaks were about 40,000 ft3/s and 45,000 ft3/s,
respectively; based on notes from local residents comparing these
peaks to the 1949 peak.
This gaging station is maintained in cooperation with:
State of West Virginia
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