STATION.--03042280 YELLOW CREEK NEAR HOMER CITY, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`34'18", long 79`06'13", Indiana County, Hydrologic Unit 05010007, on left bank 0.3 mi upstream from Central Indiana County Water Authority dam, 0.4 mi upstream from Ferrier Run, which has been diverted, and 3.5 mi northeast of Homer City.
DRAINAGE AREA.--57.4 square miles, excludes that of Ferrier Run.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1967 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 1,136.9 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to December 14, 2023, the datum of gage was erroneously reported as 1,140 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
COOPERATION.--Station established and maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey. Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Geological Survey.
REMARKS.--Flow regulated since 1971 by Yellow Creek Lake (Station 03042260) 4.2 mi. upstream.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by NWS: Action stage-6.6 ft; Flood stage-8 ft.