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Continuous data

7 data types available - data from 2007-10-01 to 2026-08-05

Daily data

5 data types available - data from 1933-10-01 to 2026-05-29

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1966-04-15 to 2025-08-07

Discrete sample data

122 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1999-08-11 to 2026-07-22

263 Sampling activities

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4 data types available - data from 1933-10-01 to 2026-05-29

Important information about this monitoring location

Due to the upcoming removal of the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Elizabeth Lock and Dam, discharge will no longer be reported for this station after July 8, 2024. Any questions concerning this parameter should be forwarded to the USACE Pittsburgh. https://www.lrd.usace.army.mil/Media/News/Article/3760013/pittsburgh-district-to-demolish-dam-in-monongahela-river-after-more-than-100-ye/

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Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Clean Water

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water

US Army Corps of Engineers - Pittsburgh District

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	03075070	n/a
Location name	Monongahela River at Elizabeth, PA	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	40.262244542975274	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-79.90115167487215	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Pennsylvania	42
State	Pennsylvania	42
County	Allegheny County	003
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	717.34 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Level or other surveyed method.	L
Altitude accuracy	0.01 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Lower Monongahela	05020005
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	5340 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	EST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	Y	n/a
National aquifer		n/a
Local aquifer		n/a
Local aquifer type		n/a
Well depth		n/a
Hole depth		n/a
Source of depth data		n/a

Monitoring location Monongahela River at Elizabeth, PA - USGS-03075070