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USGS 03051000 TYGART VALLEY RIVER AT BELINGTON, WV

 

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LOCATION.--Lat 39°01'45", long 79°56'10", NAD 27, Barbour County, 
        Hydrologic Unit 05020001, on left bank opposite mouth of Mill 
        Creek, 0.2 mi downstream from highway bridge at Belington, and 
        at mile 62.4.
DRAINAGE AREA.--406 mi2, excluding that of Mill Creek.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--June 1907 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). Prior to October 1960, published as Tygart River at 
        Belington.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 953: 1933(M), 1941(M). WSP 1335: 1912, 1914-15, 
        1916(M), 192l-22(M), 1925(M),1928, 1933. WSP 1385: 1909(M), 
        1913-15(M), 1917-18, 1924(M), 1928(M), 1932, 1934, 1936, 1938-39, 
        1948-49.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 
        1,679.49 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to 
        Apr. 25, 1939, nonrecording gage at site 0.2 mi upstream at same 
        datum. 
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of July 1888, reached a stage 
        of 21.7 ft, former site, from floodmarks, discharge, 21,200 ft3/s.

This gaging station is maintained in cooperation with:
        U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District
        State of West Virginia

 
 
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00065 Gage height
00045 Precipitation

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 337   02-10-2010  02:00 EST
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Daily discharge statistics, in cfs, for Feb 10 based on 101 years of record more
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(1993)
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Max
(1994)
115 337 438 800. 1330 1580 16400

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 3.33   02-10-2010  02:00 EST
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Precipitation, total, inches
Most recent instantaneous value: 0.00   02-10-2010  02:00 EST
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