STATION.--03072500 MONONGAHELA RIVER AT GREENSBORO,
PA
LOCATION.--Lat 39`47'15", long
79`55'26", Greene County, Hydrologic Unit 05020005, on left
bank on land guide wall, 950 ft upstream from dam at lock 7 at
Greensboro, 0.4 mi upstream from Georges Creek, 2.0 mi downstream from
Dunkard Creek, 4.3 mi downstream from Cheat River, and at mile
85.2.
DRAINAGE AREA.--4,407 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1938 to current year. Prior
to January 1939 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete dam control.
Datum of gage is 769.00 ft above sea level (U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers bench mark). Prior to Nov. 9, 1990, at datum 1.45 ft
lower.
REMARKS.--Flow regulated since 1938 by Tygart Lake 66
mi upstr eam and since 1926 by Lake Lynn 8 mi upstream, combined
capacity, 357,300 acre-ft. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite
telemeter at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of July 1888
reached a stage of about 36 ft, from high-water profile by U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers. Flood of Mar. 18, 1936, reached a stage of 28.4 ft,
discharge, 130,000 ft3/s.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this
station is provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and the U.S.
Geological Survey.