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USGS 03075500 YOUGHIOGHENY RIVER NEAR OAKLAND, MD

 

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LOCATION.--Lat 39°25'17.7", long 79°25'25.1", Garrett County, Hydrologic Unit 05020006,
   on left bank 200 ft downstream from Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge, 250 ft downstream from
   Little Youghiogheny River, 1.2 mi northwest of Oakland, and  1.5 mi upstream from Dunkard Lick Run.
DRAINAGE AREA.--134 mi2
PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1941 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,353.61 ft above National
   Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 1, 1946,  nonrecording gage at bridge 200 ft upstream
   at same datum.
REMARKS.--Small diversion by Town of Oakland for water supply. The diversion is returned upstream
   from station as treated wastewater. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite collection platform at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 14,100 ft3/s,
   Jan. 19, 1996, gage height, 13.06 ft; minimum discharge, 2.5 ft3/s, Oct. 4, 1953 .
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood in March 1936 reached a stage  of 15.3 ft, from floodmarks.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Maryland Department
   of the Environment, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Geological Survey.

 
 
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00065 Gage height

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 46   11-22-2009  07:15 EST
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Daily discharge statistics, in cfs, for Nov 22 based on 67 years of record more
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Max
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5.8 46 74 164 263 350. 1360

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 2.12   11-22-2009  07:15 EST
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