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STATION.--03029000 CLARION RIVER AT RIDGWAY, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 41`25'15", long
78`44'10", Elk County, Hydrologic Unit 05010005, at bridge on
State Highway 948 in Ridgway, 300 ft below the mouth of Elk
Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA.--303 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--1940 to 1953, 1954 to 1993
(measurements only). 1994 to September 2017 (annual peaks only).
October 2017 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage.
Datum of gage is 1,354.88 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of
1929. Satellite and landline telemetry at station.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this
station is provided by Brookfield Power.
REMARKS.--Flow regulated since June 1952 by East
Branch Clarion River Lake and at low flow by industrial plant above
station. Daily discharge not available prior to Oct 1, 2017.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by NWS: Action stage-11 ft; Flood stage-16
ft; Moderate flood stage-18 ft; Major flood stage-20 ft.